Professional Ethics

Firstly what is Professional Ethics?
Now to help me understand Ethics let me first look at the meaning behind the word,

'Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity'.  (Oxford Dictionary Online)

And then to look at the word 'Professional'. 

'Relating to or belonging to a profession'.  (Oxford Dictionary Online)

Therefore professional ethics are moral principles that govern a person's behaviour relating to a profession. 

So with what I have taken from the definitions above, in my eyes ethics outline rules and regulations, codes of conduct for those in a specific environment/workplace.  Ethics is like a behaviour that is allowed within the environment however there are lines where this behaviour can be crossed, rules can be broken.  Professional ethics are there as rules to help a workplace/environment run smoothly and for colleagues to know how to conduct themselves on a day to day basis. 

Please add any comments and let me know what your definition of professional ethics is, or if you have anything to add to my blog.