Interprof Org & System
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices
between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those
resources occurs daily in all organizations.
For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests
that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a
balance between the needs of the organization and the needs of ensuring quality, effective, and safe
patient care?
In this Discussion, you will reflect on a national healthcare issue and examine how competing needs may
impact the development of polices to address that issue.
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