Week 5 Required Readings & Activities

Required Readings: 

  1. American Nurses Association. (2001). Code of ethics for nurses, Retrieved from ANA Web page  Link Links to an external site.
  2. Heifetz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M. (2009). The practice of adaptive leadership. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press  chapters 1-7.
  3.  Thomas, J., MacDonald, P., & Wenink, E. (2009). Ethical decision making in a crisis: A case study of ethics in public  health emergencies. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(2), E16-E21
  4. Yukl, G.A. (2013). Leadership in organizations, 8th Upper Saddle River, NJ:   Prentice-Hall. Chapters 13.

 Activities

  1. Review policies within your organization that guide employees in seeking assistance in dealing with personal, patient/family, and/or organizational ethics.
  2. Ask 5 nursing colleagues in your organization the following questions:   “Do we have an ethics committee?   If so, what is the process you will use to consult the ethics committee?”  You will discuss your findings in the Discussion Forum