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1. Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such
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.To Prepare:Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare
issue/stressor you previously selected for study in Module 1.Reflect on the competing
needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national healthcare issue/stressor you
previously examined.
