Assignment:
1. Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare issue/stressor (nursing shortage)
2. Reflect on the competing needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously examined.
Resources
- Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements (View Only for Members and Non-Members)
- Ethical Nursing Care Versus Cost Containment: Considerations to Enhance RN Practice
- Ethical Awareness: What It Is and Why It Matters
Assignment
Write an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy.
Then, describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor (nursing shortage).
What are the impacts, and how might policy address these competing needs?
Be specific and provide examples.
Answers all parts of the question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge.
Supported by at least three current credible outside sources.