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Collaborative Leadership

Leader who invests time to build relationships, handles conflicts in a collaborative manner, shares control

Kouzes and Posers Leadership Practices

Model the way


Inspired a shared vision


Challenge the process


Enable others to act


Encourage the heart

9 Roles of the LPN

Caregiver


Clinician


Manager


Advocate


Educator


Counselling


Consultant


Researcher


Collaborator

4 Professional Standards

Responsibility and accountability


Competency based practice


Client focused care


Ethical practice

Ethics

A way of understanding and reflecting upon social morality that encompasses moral issues, norms, and practices

Morality

Beliefs or traditions about what is determined to be right or wrong in terms of conduct towards ourselves and others

Bioethics

Field of ethical injury regarding biological and medical research, new technology and advancement

Ethical Dilemma

Situation in which the best course of action is often not clear and strong ethical reasons exist to support each position

Moral Distress

Results when ethical dilemmas are acknowledged or effectively dealt with; when communications between team members, clients, and family members is ineffective; or when professionals feel isolated or unstopped in their approach to solving such dilemmas

Consequentialist Theories

When deciding between possible actions, most important moral obligation to maximize the positive consequences and minimize the negative consequences

Utilitarian theories

Most commonly cited type, assess the moral tightness of actions based on how much happiness they might produce

Deontological theories

Posit that an actions inherent rightness never lies in its consequences but in its very adherence to duty

Professional code of ethics

Defines expectations of a profession to clients, family, and other nurses etc usually defined and shaped by members of that profession

Principles of the Canada Health Act

Public administration: health care services provided by non profit and publicly administered


Comprehensiveness: all medically necessary services provided and easily understood


Universality: no matter where anyone is they are entitled to be insured


Portability: Canadians who move or travel have the right for insured services to be maintained


Accessibility: all should have reasonable access to hospital regardless of geographic location

Examples of ethical dilemmas

Suicide, right to say no, lying to patients, personal belief, religious practices

Nurses are leaders by...

Using their knowledge, judgment, skills and clinical experience to perform leadership role

Elements of an effective leader

Vision, passion, integrity, honesty, work ethic, respectful communication

How does CLPNBC prevent poor practice

Assessing education credentials, competence, good character, fitness to practice, English language proficiency


Approving national exam


Establishing and evaluating that practical nurses education program meets CLPNBC standards of practice

When CLPNBC receives complaint they complete following steps:

Inquiry and Discipline Committee


Review the complaint, direct investigation to appropriate inspectors to carry out investigation


Attempt to resolve complaint and remediate LPN to ensure public is safe


Take action when LPN doesn’t meet standards of practice


Hold disciplinary hearing in cases where LPB misconduct, incompetence or fitness are a serious risk to public safety

Reasons to fill out a PRF

Nursing practice conditions


Safety of patients, resident, or LPN


unreasonable workload

5 Characteristics of a Code of Ethics

List of rules of good conduct for members of particular group


Guides as to what is right or wrong, professional conduct


Unique to particular person


Law establishes minimum acceptable behaviours of a group


An ethical code for nurses lists the special responsibilities assumed by those who care for the ill

Power

The ability to create, acquire, and use resources to achieve ones goals

Levels of Power

Personal, professional, organizational, or cultural

Empowerment

Process by which we facilitate the participation of others in decision making and take action within new environment where there is equitable distribution of power


Knowledge and information must be shared in order to support empowerment

Culturally safe care involves

Asking permission


Respecting the outcome of patient choice


Gaining knowledge of patient

Wellness Streams

Being active


Eating healthy


Nurturing spirit


Respecting Tobacco

Perspective on Health and Wellness

Centre: human being


Importance of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of healthy, well balanced life.


Represents overarching values that support and uphold wellness; respect, wisdom, responsibility, relationships


Depicts people that surround us and places we come from; family, community, nation, land


Depicts the social, cultural, economic, and environmental determinants of our health and well being


Outer circle: represents the vision of strong children, families, elders, and people in the community

Ethical Indictors

Demonstrates honestly and integrity at all times


Represents self clearly and accurately with respect to name, title, and role


Respects and protects client worth, dignity, uniqueness and diversity


Protects client info and maintains privacy and confidentiality


Recognizes, respects, and promotes clients right to be informed and make informed choices