Nurse managers have the right to make sure that patients are safe as well. Hiring qualified, high performing nurses to care for the patients in their time of need, making sure no harm comes to them in the process is a responsibility of the nurse, manager and the facility as a whole. Nurses not able to manage work life balance are a concern. As it is possible at times to rearrange schedules to ensure time off of work for rest needs is given, it at times is not able to accommodate for issues outside of work like juggling home and children needs. As the facility does have a fatigue policy, this was not the case of picking up or mandating extra shifts.
Ethical Dilemma Robin is a 26-year-old mother of three. She recently came back to work …show more content…
These values are reviewed in this situation and it is believed that Robin’s case, several of them came into play with taking disciplinary action with this individual. Three of them come immediately into concern: autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficense.
Autonomy means to allow for freedom of choice, and to display self-determination in making that choice. Although arguments have stemmed in this, as many cases similar, that as an employee, you have the right to do what you want on your breaks/lunches. This may be true, but in the actions in this case, she arrived to work in a fatigued state, complaining of a migraine, and at times resting or sleeping for the next three plus hours. This extends the limits of breaks/lunches offered by the …show more content…
B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University utilizes the Four-Way Method for ethical decision making. This system places the categories of truth, consequences, fairness, and character to reason, provide argument, or dispute issues regarding ethical decisions made. In Table A you will see a breakdown of the information gathered on the situation with the employee Robin.
Truth is used in terms of the facts of the situation. In this corner we review relevant laws, facts in the situation, system policies, and professional standards such as the Code of Ethics. Consequences or relationships are the next corner. We review the facts regarding motivations and character traits in relationships with co-workers. Is the person just being lazy? Are there questions with their quality of life and that of their patients?
Fairness is thought of as the “Golden Rule”. How would you feel if this was done to you? Are people being treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve? Why is the person behaving this way? Are there some underlying concerns about the individual that we are not aware
Ethical Dilemma Robin is a 26-year-old mother of three. She recently came back to work …show more content…
These values are reviewed in this situation and it is believed that Robin’s case, several of them came into play with taking disciplinary action with this individual. Three of them come immediately into concern: autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficense.
Autonomy means to allow for freedom of choice, and to display self-determination in making that choice. Although arguments have stemmed in this, as many cases similar, that as an employee, you have the right to do what you want on your breaks/lunches. This may be true, but in the actions in this case, she arrived to work in a fatigued state, complaining of a migraine, and at times resting or sleeping for the next three plus hours. This extends the limits of breaks/lunches offered by the …show more content…
B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University utilizes the Four-Way Method for ethical decision making. This system places the categories of truth, consequences, fairness, and character to reason, provide argument, or dispute issues regarding ethical decisions made. In Table A you will see a breakdown of the information gathered on the situation with the employee Robin.
Truth is used in terms of the facts of the situation. In this corner we review relevant laws, facts in the situation, system policies, and professional standards such as the Code of Ethics. Consequences or relationships are the next corner. We review the facts regarding motivations and character traits in relationships with co-workers. Is the person just being lazy? Are there questions with their quality of life and that of their patients?
Fairness is thought of as the “Golden Rule”. How would you feel if this was done to you? Are people being treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve? Why is the person behaving this way? Are there some underlying concerns about the individual that we are not aware