Developing an Ethics Policy for Workplace

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1 Case Study (250 Words)
Ethical obligation means something which a person is ought to do, and it is basically based on
the theories of right and wrong (Carrese & MD., 2015). Here the doctor had breached his ethical
obligation by harming the stake of female patients while diagnosing or treating them and also
broke the trust of the lady, and legal obligations by drugging, sexually assaulting, giving
powerful narcotic medicines and other harmful medicines which were reducing the recalling
power of the patients, and also visited women’s house without any medical reason or their
consent.
Here the medical etiquette i.e. a conduct which is socially accepted, a deep level of trust, and that
respect and understanding level that a doctor and his patient must have for each other was
completely outraged. These were the ethical boundaries which were completely crossed in this
case. (Torrieri & Westgate, 2014)
The work practices like doing the duty keeping respect for fundamental right of other in his
mind, on truth and justice in relation with his patients, safeguarding their integrity and interests,
no sexual exploitation, and taking the consent of patients as the primary concern etc. could be
implemented to ensure that this type of situation does not occur (Campbell, 2016).
This incident would definitely create a negative impact on the other working staffs at the medical
practice. So they need to have the complete knowledge of the occurred incident and also the
implication or the result of such a deed. Debriefing means the discussion of the event in non-
threatening manner for ensuring that the same mistake repeated again would be inconsiderable.
Code of conduct for this medical practice are as follows: Must have good care of patients, there
must be an informed consent, use of harmful and extra powerful medicines having side effects
must be avoided or if needed then must be given with the consent of the patients etc.
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2 Develop an Ethics Policy for your workplace (Max 1000 words)
Ethics is defined as principles of moral which governs the behavior of the individuals and also
guide their conduct in every aspect of the lives, including their workplace. It is very essential in
the workplace as no one would like to be popularized as an unethical institution. Employees
would display higher morale and best productivity if they believe that they are working in a
morally sound workplace and vice versa (Ford, 2000). Auburn Hospital is a private hospital in
Western Sydney Local Healthcare District, which looks after both intensive and coronary care
facilities but are mostly known for having best emergency room services in the country.
Good work and ethics vary from organization to organization so some missions and values in
medical ethics which can build a strong foundation of trust and belief among the members of the
medical board and its patients are as follows. It must be written and based on the nature of the
profession which gives it a direct meaning (Gillon, 1994).
Empowerment- trust is the most important factor on each and every level of working. It is the
most important component of a workplace as being honest and choosing a right path in every
circumstance and win the trust of every stakeholders. Ex. If a member of a team misses his
deadline in a project and then take the onus of non-delivery instead of putting blame on him.
Openness-it ensures that the employees have an easy access to crucial information about their
responsibilities and they must winning the trust of their patients and the major development must
be attained in the open discussions. Ex. A meeting conducted by the team leader for updating his
team members about the new policies then he must explain them logically instead of its ad-hoc
introduction (Chiapperino & Tengland, 2015).
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Respect-spirit of the employees must be lifted up by giving them respect, make them feel valued
and appreciate their works as this will create a sense of fairness and equality and will also reduce
the working stress. Ex. A senior or the faculty of the hospital must listening or hear the point of
views of its juniors along with the other members before expressing his opinion or taking a final
decision.
Professionalism- this conduct of an employee makes a significant impact on the reputation of a n
organization, as all the external stakeholders would like to deal only with those organizations
which will adopt the professionalism approach. Ex. The doctor must attend a patient very
politely even though the patient is an annoyed or very arrogant person in nature.
Collaboration- hospital’s success and improvement totally depends upon working together as a
team in the working system. Every member must take those actions which are beneficial of their
entire team. Ex. any kind of personal differences between the colleagues must be kept aside
while treating or dealing with the patients (Monrouxe & Rees, 2017).
Steps taken when these code of ethics is breached are firstly the doctor will be given a detailed
information along with that a reasonable opportunity of stating that what was the reason behind
his breaching action, after hearing his side the board will decide whether his conduct is to be
carried out informally or expeditiously and then take reasonable steps to ensure that the breach
was done independently and without any bias and finally a written report is prepared noting all
the outcomes of the investigation and punishments are given accordingly.
The doctors and others, working in a healthcare organization must have the knowledge of legal
responsibilities and liabilities along with its application in their workplace and the
responsibilities of developing and monitoring those policies and procedures which related to the
children in the workplace, conducting codes, practicing codes, managing complaints, giving
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