Some methods that nurse managers can use for creating an ethical workplace are listed below. Which is not necessarily correct?
a. training programs in ethics and social responsibility
b. have nurses refer to the AMA code of ethics
c. written organizational codes of conduct
d. widespread communication in the hospital to reinforce ethically and socially responsible behavior
B
Nurse managers can work to develop and maintain an ethically responsible workplace. Some methods and strategies that can be used by nurse managers to develop and enhance ethically responsible behaviors include: 1) training programs in ethics and social responsibility; 2) having nurses refer to the ANA (American Nurses Association) code of ethics (not AMA, which is the American Medical Association); 3) written organizational codes of conduct; and 4) widespread communication in the hospital to reinforce ethically and socially responsible behavior.
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