WORK ETHIC:

What is it and how do I

get some?
 ETHICS

a philosophical discipline that
is concerned with HUMAN
CONDUCT and MORAL
DECISIONS

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 WORK ETHIC:
HOW AN EMPLOYEE
SHOWS THEIR
EMPLOYER THEY ARE
WORTH THEIR
PAYCHECK?
 WORK ETHIC

A good work ethic is an

attitude that combines
hard work,
good performance &
dependable results
WORK ETHICS IS AN INVISIBLE EMPLOYEE
BEHAVIOR, NOTICEABLE BY ITS ABSENCE.
 ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE
GROUP PRACTICE
What Does the Employer What do you owe your
Owe you? employer?

Understanding Ethics (Brainstorming)

 ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE
GROUP PRACTICE
What Does the Employer Owe What do you owe your
you? employer?

Fair & Equal Work value your work

Environment refuse to look for the easy
Fair Pay way out
Safe working conditions take pride in the results of
On time paycheck your work
Harassment Free Follow ALL Guidelines
-Dependable, Avoid Gossip,
DO not steal
ETHICAL PROBLEMS ARE INEVITABLE IN ALL LEVELS OF
THE WORK PLACE.
ETHICS IS SOMETHING THAT IS LEARNED AND CHOSEN
THROUGHOUT ONE'S LIFE.

Ethics is having the ability

to make the right decision
even under strenuous
circumstances.
 How would you deal with this situation?
How would you ethically solve this problem

-This is Sarah she is a server at a

fine dining restaurant. She
complains to you about a
customer.

“What to do?
“This table comes in all the time
and they tip me horrible I am
going to say something next time
they come in!.”
Ethical or Un Ethical?............

This is Chef Ryan he has

finished all of his work for an
upcoming banquet and
receives a call from his mom
which he hasn’t spoken with
in a while.

“No one will notice if I take this

personal call at work really
quick.”After all I am the Boss and
I am ahead of Schedule”
 ETHICS HELP A LOT IN
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTIVITY
AS WELL AS A GREAT
BALANCE OF
RESPONSIBILITIES IN
YOUR LIFE ON PERSONAL
& PROFESSIONAL FRONT.
 COMMON WORKPLACE ETHICS

Time Management,
RESPONSIBILITY
Dependability & Punctuality

Integrity
& Teamwork
Loyalty

Positive Attitude Professionalism

 ACT IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER

Be on Time!
Be Polite!
Be Respectful!
Be Dependable!
Show Initiative!
 INITIATIVE…WHAT’S THAT??

Initiative is the ability to get a job done on

your own, without someone constantly
reminding you.
People with initiative often come up with
new ideas and ways to solve problems
Self motivated people often volunteer for
the challenging assignments
 ACT IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER

Avoid gossip
Do not use
profanity
Be trustworthy
 KEEP YOUR PERSONAL LIFE PRIVATE

Avoid discussing personal problems at work

Keep personal phone calls to a minimum
make them on your break
 DO NOT STEAL!

Stealing is illegal and unethical at all times

Taking office supplies or food from the storeroom is
stealing
Taking cash from the cash register is stealing
Letting your friends eat without charging them is
stealing
 DO NOT WASTE RESOURCES!

Wasting resources costs the company

money and can lead to environmental
problems.
Encourage your employer to recycle if
they aren’t already!
 THINGS TO REMEMBER….

Act in a Professional
Manner

Keep Your Personal

Life Private

Do Not Steal

Do not Waste
Resources
 CONFIDENTIALITY

2 PROVISIONS THAT APPLY TO PATIENTS RECORDS AND

CONFIDENTIALITY ARE:
1. Individuals shall maintain 2. Individuals shall not reveal,
adequate records of without authorization, any
professional services professional or personal
rendered and products information about the person
served professionally, unless
dispensed and shall allow required by law to do so or
access to these records unless doing so is necessary to
when appropriately protect the welfare of the
authorized. person or the community

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HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT
AND SAFETY
 SAFETY PROBLEMS

The hospital environment presents particular and,

in some cases, unique safety problems when
compared with other industrial settings.
These problems affect the:
1. patient
2. staff
3. visitor
 THE CAUSES OF SUCH HAZARDS FALL
INTO TWO BROAD CATEGORIES:
a) Failure of a device to correctly perform the
desired function. –

b) Failure of hospital personnel to correctly use

medical equipment.
 HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND
SAFETY
Hospital environmental exposures are
categorized in the same way as in other
workplaces; there are chemical, physical,
biological, and psychological conditions. The
hospital has many of the same exposures in
these categories, as do other workplaces;
electrical equipment deficiencies, toxic gases,
weights to lift or move, job motivation and
responsibility, and poor housekeeping.
 NIOSH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)

The completed a survey of 3687 hospitals to

identify the types and frequencies of injuries and
illnesses among hospital employees. This study
found that among all the exposures typified, the
most common types of injury were strains and
sprains.
These injuries are usually caused by improperly
lifting objects, including patients, and slipping and
falling on slippery floors, stairs, or ladders.
 HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION

Nosocomial infection
Infection occurring during hospitalization is considered
the major problem.
 ‘cross infection’

Agents: staph aureus, hemolytic strep, ecoli, klebsiella,

pseudomones and viruses.

Sources: patients: staff working in the hospital and environment

 HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION

Routes of spread
Direct contact: from hands of a doctor or nurse
Droplet
Air borne
:

Recipients
All patient are potential recipients of infection from sources within hospital,
some patients are more susceptible or more liable for cross infection than
others especially the severely ill and the and those in whom the ability to resist
infection is reduced
 PREVENTION AND CONTROL

1. Isolation
2. Disinfection: is an agents which destroy all micro-
organism but not usually the spore forming…
 E,g: phenol lysol
3. Sterilization:
 STERILIZATION

 Is the only process that reliably kills all forms of

microbial life (bacteria, spores, fungi, and viruses).
 Several types of sterilization have been used in
hospitals (e.g.; dry heat, chemical bath, or
irradiation) but two methods are most commonly
used: steam and gas sterilization. Steam sterilization
is the oldest method (dating from the 1800s) and
the least expensive. However, some items cannot be
steam sterilized because of heat sensitivity.