Nurses in a recovery room have reported to their manager that the aging bedside monitors are unreliable and they are concerned that patient care is being compromised as a result
The nurse manager draws on the nursing code of ethics and standards to argue to the administration that funding for new monitors is required immediately. What has the nurse manager promoted? a. more complaints about all the equipment that the nurses would like to see improved
b. ethical practice in the workplace
c. standard of practice in the workplace
d. a capital budget request
b
a. Incorrect: The nurse has not promoted a scenario in which nurses will continue to complain about all of the equipment they would like to see improved. She has demonstrated ethical practice because she has reported a situation in which patient care could be compromised if the faulty equipment is not replaced.
b. Correct: The nurse manager has demonstrated ethical practice in the workplace.
c. Incorrect: The nurse has promoted ethical behaviour to ensure patient safety.
d. Incorrect: The nurse has promoted ethical behaviour to ensure patient safety. In this case, the request may impact the capital budget, but that is not what the nurse is promoting directly.
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