Ethical Issue Clinical Judgment Case Scenario
Nurse leaders and managers are responsible for the unit’s ethical and legal decisions.
Initial Post
Consider the examples provided below and describe how you would handle the experiences.
- A manager is not granting pay to someone who worked overtime.
- A nurse manager tolerating verbal abuse of another nurse.
- Constantly short staffing the unit when there is high census.
- A nurse not providing all of the patients information during shift report.
- Favoring one staff over others.
- Making a hiring or firing decision based on friendship.
Requirements: 1-2 pages
Answer preview
According to Ogunnoiki (2019), hiring or firing based on friendships is unethical and can easily compromise the integrity of the entire healthcare organization’s recruitment and termination policies and process. If I discover a nurse leader or supervisor engaging in such practices, I would first deal with the issue by having a private conversation with the individual, expressing worries regarding the bias and unfairness in their decision-making. I would remind them of the significance of merit-based and objective standards when evaluating applicants or considering staff termination. If the behavior does not stop, I will forward the problem to the human resource department to ensure that the hiring and firing processes are performed fairly and transparently, primarily based on ethical practices and established standards.
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