Ethical Decision Making
Describe a situation when you served as an advocate for your patient. Discuss any legal ramifications in this situation. Describe the role of the Nurse Manager, describe the involvement of your facility ethics committee or other interprofessional team members. Analyze two methods or models that leaders and managers can use to improve the quality of decision making.
Support your discussion and opinions with facts, relevant examples from personal nursing practice.
All submissions must have a minimum of two scholarly references to support your work.
Examples of work to show mastery:
2-3 page paper – APA formatManagement and Leadership – Ethical Decision Making
Description: The baccalaureate-graduate nurse will examine the roles of nurse managers in providing patient safety.
Component: Essential II
Area Gold
Mastery Silver
Acceptable Bronze
Developing Unacceptable
Advocate Describes a
situation when you
served as an
advocate for your
patient and the role
of the Nurse
Manager.
Describes a situation when you served as an advocate for your patient and lists the role of the Nurse Manager.
Describes a situation when you served as an advocate for your patient and does not discuss the role of the Nurse Manager.
Does not describe a situation when you served as an advocate for your patient or the role of the Nurse Manager.
Legal Ramifications Describes any legal
ramifications in this
situation.
Mentions any legal ramifications in this situation.
Lists any legal ramifications in this situation.
Does not describe any legal ramifications in this situation.
Facility Ethics
Committee
Describes the role
of the facility ethics
committee or other
interprofessional
team members in
patient safety.
Mentions the role of the facility ethics committee or other interprofessional team members in patient safety.
Lists the role of the facility ethics committee or other interprofessional team members in patient safety.
Does not describe the role of the facility ethics committee or other interprofessional team members in patient safety.
Nurse Manager Describes the role
of the role of the
nurse manager.
Mentions the role of the role of the nurse manager.
Lists the role of the role of the nurse manager.
Does not discuss the role of the role of the nurse manager.
Methods or Models Fully describes two
methods or models
that leaders and
managers can use
to improve the
quality of decision
making.
Mentions two
methods or models
that leaders and
managers can use
to improve the
quality of decision
making.
Lists the two
methods or models
that leaders and
managers can use
to improve the
quality of decision
making.
Does not describe
two methods or
models that leaders
and managers can
use to improve the
quality of decision
making.