Risk Management and the Director of Nursing

Risk Management and the Director of Nursing

You work at a small rural hospital in the Midwest and the latest buzz in the hospital is the admission on the second floor is a practicing Muslim male who is refusing care from the female nursing staff. He insists on getting out of bed for prayer five times daily, though the physician has him on complete bed rest. The emergency room male technicians and two male nurses on staff have done as much as they can do to assist the female nurses. One of the male unit clerks, who is in nursing school, even stepped in and provided personal care once. You have an appointment with Risk Management and the Director of Nursing at 1:00 p.m. leaving you just enough time to grab lunch in the cafeteria. You sit down near a table full of staff nurses and overhear bits of conversation heavily sprinkled with slurs. Now, in addition to the situation of the patient, you realize your staff needs major education.

What do you do next to address this ethical dilemma?

 

· Briefly describe the ethical problem in this scenario.

· Discuss ethical principles breached in this scenario.

· What ethical principles can be beneficial as you attempt to resolve this issue?

· What do you think your response should be in this situation? Why?

· What values are involved within this dilemma?

· Discuss how your personal values influenced how you resolved this dilemma.

· Discuss the ANA Code of Ethics Provisions that support your resolution to this dilemma.

· How do these provisions relate to this situation?