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EHM2 Task 1: Ethical Theories, Leadership, and the Ethical Lens Inventory
A.TEthicsTinTbusinessTshouldTbeTconsideredTinTmostTdecisions,TespeciallyThealt
hcare.TThereTareTaTdozenTreasonsTwhyTweTshouldTalwaysTwantTtoTdoTtheTrigh
tTthing,TbutTnoneTgreaterTthanTmakingTethicalTandTjustTdecisionsTforTpatientTca
re.T EvenTifTitTcomesTatTtheTcostTofTpublicTscrutiny,Tliability,TorTpersonalTcareer
,TthatTbringsTmeTtoTmyTethicalTleader,TRebeccaTStroda.
A1.T RebeccaTknowsTtheTramificationsTofTwhatTcomesTwithTaTpotentialTmistake
TorTwhatTweTcallTonTinThealthcareTaT“nearTmiss”.T BecauseTwhatTweTdoTasTaTd
epartmentTaffectsTallTofTsurgery,TandTallTclinicsTinTourTfacility,TherTethicalTlens
ThasTtoTbeTclearTatTallTtimes.T ITcanTnameTaTsituationTinTwhichTweTasTaTdepart
mentThadTtoTownTupTtoTaTmistakeTmadeTbyToneTindividual.T RebeccaTisTtheTfac
eTofTourTdepartmentTsoTnaturally,TitTwouldTfallTonTherTtoTspeakTonTourTbehalf.
T LastTyear,TaTsurgicalTcaseTwasTdelayedTbecauseTtheToperatingTroomTcouldTno
tTfindTtheTinstrumentTneededTforTtheTcase.TEvenTthoughTitTwasTtheTscrubTtech'
sTjobTtoTmakeTsureTeverythingTwasTinTtheTroomTbeforeTtheTpatientTcameTback,
TtheTinstrumentsTwereTstillTmissing.T WeThaveTvendorsTthatTbringTexternalTinst
rumentTsetsTforTthisToccasion,TbutTthereTwasTnoTrecordTofTitTbeingTcheckedTin
TbyTus.T TheTblameTfellTonTtheTtechTandTtheTvendorTatTfirstTbecauseTtheTvendo
rThadTaThistoryTofTnotThavingTwhatTwasTneededTforTcasesTinTtheTpast.T ButTup
onTfurtherTinvestigation,TweTfoundTtheTtrayTunprocessedTinTourTdepartmentTsi
ttingTinTaTcorner.T TheTtrayTwasTunsterileTandTcouldTnotTbeTused.
RebeccaTmarchedTupTtoTtheTOR,TtoldTtheTDoctor,TORTManager,TandTvendorTth
eTrealTreasonTwhyTtheTcaseTwasTdelayed,TandTultimatelyTconcealed.T RebeccaT
demonstratedTHonestyTandTResponsibility.
A2.T RebeccaTwasThonest.T SheTcouldThaveTletTeveryoneTthinkTthatTtheTprimary
TsuspectsTinTtheTcaseTwereTatTfault,TbutTsheTwouldTnotTletTthatThappen.T ButTt
hatTisTtheTkindTofThonestTcultureTsheTwantedTforTherTdepartment,TandTweTall
TknewTwhatTconsequencesTfollowTsuchTanToffense.TItTwasTadmirableTandTtheT
entireTdepartmentTsupportedTher.T SinceTtheTresponsibilityTnowTfellTonTus,Twe
ThadTtoTdoTaTrootTcauseTanalysisTtoTfigureToutTwhatTwentTwrong.T RebeccaTw
entTthroughTtheTsteps,TonlyTtoTfindTthatTweTforgotTtoTputTthatTtrayTonTtheTch
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