Class 5 Ethical Leadership Flashcards
(21 cards)
deal more specifically with concepts of right and wrong.
Ethics
addresses personal freedom and self-determination, the right to choose what will happen to oneself as well as the accountability for making individual choices.
Autonomy
is an obligation to do good by acting in ways that promote the welfare and best interests of others.
Beneficence
act in ways that avoid harm to others, including even the risk of harm.
Non-maleficence
principle of justice is concerned with treating people equitably, fairly, and appropriately. This means we owe our patients care and treatment that do not arbitrarily discriminate against them as an individual or as a member of a class of individuals.
Justice
based on the ethical approach of deontology, in which moral duties are seen as self-evident, needing no further justification. Moral action is then based on acting according to a specific duty simply because it is the right thing to do.
Ethics of duty
based on a teleological view that moral actions are defined entirely on the basis of the outcomes or consequences of an action. often weigh the advantages and disadvantages, or the harms and benefits, of different actions in the same situation.
Ethics of Consequences
relies on the character of the individual as the primary source of moral action.
Ethics of character
focused on the nature and obligations inherent in human relationships and community.
Ethics of relationships
What are the 4 steps in decision making framework-IDEA
Identify facts
Determine the relevant ethical principles
Explore options
Act
is to provide a step-by-step, fair process to help guide healthcare providers and administrators in working through ethical issues encountered in the delivery of healthcare. The Framework can be used to guide decision-making and actions about ethical issues that arise from the bedside to the boardroom. The framework addresses two general types of ethical decisions that lie across a continuum: clinical and organizational.
IDEA: Ethical Decision-Making Framework
A. Code of values and moral principles that guide individual and group behaviour
ETHICS
Taking an action because it is the right thing to do
Ethics of duty
Nurse knows the right thing to do, but can’t do it because of organizational constraints.
Moral constraints
The demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships and the promotion of such conduct through two way communication, reinforcement and decision making
Ethical Leadership
• Explicitly state the ethical dimension of every managerial decision
• Formulate & justify ethical principles used in decision making
Ethical Leadership
• Are role models
• Communicate & justify their actions to followers
• Set ethical standards for the organization
• Consider ethical consequences of their decisions and try to be fair
Ethical Leaders
• Provide safe, compassionate, competent & ethical care
• Promote health & wellbeing
• Promote respect & informed decision making
• Preserve dignity
• Maintain privacy & confidentiality
• Promote justice
• Be accountable
CNA Code of Ethics
Ethical issues encountered by administration
• Standards of practice
• Treatment of employees
• Resource allocation
• Creating a positive moral climate
Steps in Ethical Decision Making
- Identify the facts 2. Determine the relevant ethical principle 3. Explore the options & choose one 4. Act
occurs when the client’s needs are no longer the focus of the therapeutic relationship.
Boundary violation
