Course Reflection and Ethical Issues Discussed
Course Reflection and Ethical Issues Discussed
Course Reflection and Ethical Issues Discussed
Directions:
Course Reflection
As you reflect on this course, answer the following questions in your discussion.
Describe how you achieved each of the course competencies.
Initial Post
Provide at least one example of new knowledge gained related to each competency and explain how this new knowledge will impact your nursing practice.
Competencies:
- Integrate leadership and management principles and attributes in nursing practice.
- Use evidence-based practice to guide clinical reasoning and clinical judgement as a basis for nursing decision making.
- Collaborate in healthcare delivery systems settings for improved patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate principles of professional identity and professionalism for the nurse within the context of regulatory and practice standards.
- Analyze agencies that influence the provision of nursing care in the healthcare system.
- Formulate decisions based on the legal and ethical underpinnings that improve healthcare.
Directions:
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.
