Table 1 The content of the Ethics Quarter (EQ)
Intervention quarter | Description | Main references for the content |
|---|---|---|
1. Introduction | What are the ethical activities of nurse managers and why are they important? Examples of failed activities. Structure of the EQ. | |
2. Developing of own ethics knowledge I | Why develop one’s own ethics knowledge? What is ethics in nursing management? Why do nurse managers need ethics? What kind is ethical nurse manager? Ethics, values, laws, ethical guidelines, own ethical reflection. | |
3. Developing of own ethics knowledge II | How is ethics knowledge developed? What are the ethical guidelines, ethical principles and codes of ethics of nurse managers? How can they be used? | |
4. Influencing ethical issues I | Why and how can ethical issues be influenced? How can one increase ethical activities in an organization? How can one create an ethical organization? | |
5. Influencing ethical issues II | How to recognize the threat of unethical action? How to operate in unethical issues? How to report ethically challenging situations? Reporting channels. | |
6. Conducting or implementing ethics research I | Why should nurse managers conduct ethics research and implement ethics research? How can it be done? | |
7. Conducting or implementing ethics research II | How can values and ethical principles be defined and implemented into nurse managers’ own work unit? | |
8. Identifying ethical problems I | What is an ethical problem? How can an ethical problem be identified? What kind of ethical problems do nurse managers have? | |
9. Identifying ethical problems II | Why identify an ethical problem? What is ethical sensitivity? Why should nurse managers be ethically sensitive? How can ethical sensitivity be strengthened? | |
10. Solving ethical problems I | Why solve an ethical problem? What is moral courage? | |
11. Solving ethical problems II | How can an ethical problem be solved? The ethical problem-solving process. Different kinds of activities to solve ethical problems. | |
12. Summary | Review of the course |