Nurse staffing refers to the ratio of nurses to patients in a particular unit. The current global nursing shortage is simply wide spread and dangerous lace of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a while. A study on the nursing shortage by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing‚ fund that an estimated 20‚000 people die each year‚ because they have checked into a hospital with overworked nurses. (The American Nurses Association
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In the process of decision making there are various processes that are followed by the decision makers and the stakeholders involved. In organizations‚ the management and the major stakeholders have the responsibility of decision making. Decisions made at an organizational level may have wide effects in the future. Therefore‚ it is always important for decision makers to ensure they take into consideration all the factors that may affect the decision making process (Ess‚ 2002). Having consultations
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP To improve ethical decision making in business‚ one must first understand how individuals make ethical decisions in an organizational environment. Too often it is assumed that individuals in organizations make ethical decisions in the same way that they make ethical decisions at home‚ in their family‚ or in their personal lives. Within the context of an organizational work group‚ however‚ few individuals have the freedom to decide ethical issues
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Conflict in Ethical Decision Making at WorldCom Kerry Seeley Business Ethics MT4200 National American University September 25‚ 2007 Craig Chaplin Abstract This paper explains how WorldCom began and where it’s at now. It didn’t take long for WorldCom to become the second largest long distance phone company. WorldCom provided a legal framework for people working in communication projects on an individual basis‚ mainly in Central America‚ but they also developed projects together with partners
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six‚ Ethical and Legal Issues. Nurses should be aware of the Ethics and Legal issues when dealing with patients at the hospital because if a certain scenario comes up‚ then the nurse will have to address and figure out the solution. The issue that stood out the most was Confidentiality. Every patient’s information‚ like medical records‚ needs to be kept confident within team members. Patients have the option to communicate to the nurses who can see their medical records and the nurses have to abide
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analyzed through the deontological/Kantian and the consequentialist/utilitarian viewpoints in ethical decision making. It’ll also be analyzed by deciding which perspective would be relevant and a discussion of what I as a doctor would do following the ethical view point of my choice. The deontological/Kantian ethical-decision making philosophy was created by the philosopher Kant. His view on ethical-decision making is about how we morally commit an act or decide on something in the sense of obligation
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Approach to Ethical Decision Making Tasha L. Thomas 01/22/2012 Abstract Ethics is the branch of philosophy that examines questions of morality‚ or right and wrong. In this paper we will discuss the philosophical approaches used in ethical decision making. The two approaches that will be elaborated on are the utilitarian approach and the universal approach. Several questions will be addressed‚ (1) what is the utilitarian and universal approach? (2) How do we use them in the ethical decision making
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Critical thinking and ethical decision making are crucial for academic success as well as career success. Both critical thinking and ethical choices allow an appreciation of diverse points of view using analytic approaches‚ create a tolerance for and an appreciation of ambiguity‚ allow for creative problem-solving‚ and give the ability to integrate knowledge from diverse viewpoints into unified ideas and strategies. To better understand how critical thinking and ethics impacts our success‚ we must
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is the deal: society today frowns on giving the individual responsibility. We are governed by a set of rules that limits the ability of any individual to make a choice‚ because we believe that the individual will make the wrong choice‚ for either himself‚ others‚ or both. For example‚ take traffic rules. Rules such as stopping at stop signs and not running red lights should be entirely optional. A cop should not have jurisdiction or the responsibility to enforce such rules; they should merely be considered
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type of quick thinking and awareness can set a company apart‚ contributing to sales. Procter and Gamble is a great example of this. P&G has a purpose to keep current on events that happen through the day that could have an impact on its brands. It looks for things that could possibly have a direct attitude upon loyal customers. "In one instance‚ for example‚ the Tide brand came to the rescue after a fiery explosion during the Dayton 500 covered the Speedway with 200 gallons of burning fuel. TV viewers
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