ETHICS INSERVICEETHICS INSERVICEBonnie Meyer, DMin, BCCBonnie Meyer, DMin, BCC

Director of Bereavement and Spiritual Director of Bereavement and Spiritual CareCare

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “ETHICS”?“ETHICS”?

HOW TO ACT IN SITUATIONSHOW TO ACT IN SITUATIONS STANDARDS OF BEHAVIORSTANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “ETHICS”?“ETHICS”?

NOTNOT BASED ON: BASED ON: FEELINGSFEELINGS RELIGIONRELIGION FOLLOWING THE LAWFOLLOWING THE LAW FOLLOWING CULTURALLY ACCEPTED FOLLOWING CULTURALLY ACCEPTED

NORMSNORMS SCIENCESCIENCE

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “ETHICS”?“ETHICS”?

ETHICS IN HEALTHCARE ARE BASED ETHICS IN HEALTHCARE ARE BASED ON:ON: ETHICAL PRINCIPLESETHICAL PRINCIPLES COMPARABLE CASESCOMPARABLE CASES PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINESPROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES CONSCIENTIOUS PRACTICECONSCIENTIOUS PRACTICE

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN HEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE

BENEFICENCEBENEFICENCE NONMALEFICENCENONMALEFICENCE AUTONOMYAUTONOMY JUSTICEJUSTICE VERACITYVERACITY

ETHICAL DILEMNA: CONFLICT ETHICAL DILEMNA: CONFLICT AMONG BASES FOR ETHICSAMONG BASES FOR ETHICS

ETHICAL PRINCIPLESETHICAL PRINCIPLES BENEFICENCEBENEFICENCE NONMALEFICENCENONMALEFICENCE AUTONOMYAUTONOMY JUSTICEJUSTICE VERACITYVERACITY

PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINESPROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES CONSCIENTIOUS PRACTICECONSCIENTIOUS PRACTICE COMPARIBLE CASESCOMPARIBLE CASES

WHAT DO WE DO?WHAT DO WE DO?

FIRST: CONSULT WITH TEAM MEMBERSFIRST: CONSULT WITH TEAM MEMBERS NEVER ACT ALONE WITH ETHICAL DILEMNANEVER ACT ALONE WITH ETHICAL DILEMNA

IF NEEDED, CONSULT WITH SUPERVISORIF NEEDED, CONSULT WITH SUPERVISOR NEVER TAKE QUESTIONABLE POSITION NEVER TAKE QUESTIONABLE POSITION

WITHOUT INVOLVING SUPERVISOR WITHOUT INVOLVING SUPERVISOR IF NEEDED, CONSULT WITH ETHICS IF NEEDED, CONSULT WITH ETHICS

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE IF SITE DIRECTOR FEELS ADDITIONAL IF SITE DIRECTOR FEELS ADDITIONAL

CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT IS NEEDED CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT IS NEEDED

COMMON ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMMON ETHICAL ISSUES IN HOSPICEHOSPICE

STAFF SAFETYSTAFF SAFETY PATIENTS/CGS WHOSE CHOICES AND PATIENTS/CGS WHOSE CHOICES AND

ACTIONS MAKE “GOOD CARE” DIFFICULTACTIONS MAKE “GOOD CARE” DIFFICULT BOUNDARIESBOUNDARIES DISCONTINUATION OF CAREDISCONTINUATION OF CARE FUTILE CAREFUTILE CARE PALLIATIVE SEDATIONPALLIATIVE SEDATION IMPLANTED CARDIO DEFIBRILLATORSIMPLANTED CARDIO DEFIBRILLATORS

ETHICS PAGE ON HOB ETHICS PAGE ON HOB INTRANETINTRANET

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LISTS OF RELEVENT JOURNAL LISTS OF RELEVENT JOURNAL ARTICLESARTICLES

ETHICS CASES, WHICH STAFF CAN ETHICS CASES, WHICH STAFF CAN DISCUSS ON A BLOGDISCUSS ON A BLOG

HOB HOB ETHICAL VALUESETHICAL VALUES ARE ARE CONSISTENT WITH HOB CORE CONSISTENT WITH HOB CORE

VALUES IN MISSION VALUES IN MISSION STATEMENTSTATEMENT

COMPASSIONCOMPASSION EXCELLENCEEXCELLENCE TEAMWORKTEAMWORK RESPECT & RESPECT &

DIGNITYDIGNITY

DIVERSITYDIVERSITY INTEGRITYINTEGRITY INNOVATIONINNOVATION SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY