Peer Centered Ethical Issues

Front 1

Professional Relationships

Back 1

Each person:
-is an autonomous being worthy of respect
-has the duty to pursue solutions to moral problems

Front 2

Professional Problem Solving

Back 2

-be attentive to personal values
-clarify obligations: to patients and the institution
-determine the nature of the problem
-seek solutions

Front 3

Professinal Relationships

Back 3

Nurses maintain professional relationships with:
-institutions
-other nurses
-physicians
-subordinates

Front 4

Relationships with Institutions

Back 4

-seek reciprocal loyalty
-balance professional obligations with personal commitments
-stive to solve systemic problems
-value self over sacrifice

Front 5

Relationships with Other Nurses

Back 5

-support other nurses
-balance loyalty to other nurses with loyalty to the patient and the institution
-maintain ethical integrity in relationships with other nurses

Front 6

Relationships with Physicians

Back 6

-important factor in quality of patient care
-generally reflect the prevailing gender roles in a society
-complex within the institutional setting
-the ideal: mutual respect and collegiality

Front 7

Relationships with Subordinates

Back 7

-as a coordinater of care, nurse is accountable for actions of subordinates
-supervision requires sensitivity
-style of discipline sets time on the unit

Front 8

Racial Discrimination

Back 8

-prohibited by Civil Rights Act of 1964: disparate treatment an disparate impact
-manifests in many ways: stereotyping, and lack of recruitment and retention

Front 9

Disabilitites Discrimination

Back 9

Prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990:
-provides comprehensive protection to peope with disabilities
-aim is to ensure equality without creating undue hardships on employers

Front 10

Sexual Harrassment and Discrimination

Back 10

Prohibited by Civil Rights Act of 1991:
-defines sexual harrassment
-identifies two categories of sexual harrassment (Quid pro quo and Hostile work environment)