List which Learning Exercise you are solving at the start of your analysis and provide a brief summary of the case. Be sure to apply an appropriate problem-solving/decision-making model (Traditional Problem-Solving Process, Managerial Decision-Making Model, The Nursing Process, or the Integrated Ethical Problem-Solving Model) in determining what you should do. Justify your decision with supporting evidence.
Writing Expectations—3 to 4 pages, double-spaced, in length, not counting title page and references. APA format required (title page, citations in body of paper, and reference list). The steps of the problem-solving or decision-making model chosen should be used as subheadings for the paper. Each analysis should include a brief introduction and conclusion. Be sure to identify numerically which Learning Exercise is being analyzed.
Learning exercise 13.8
Friendships and Truth
You are a middle-level manager in a public health department. One of your closest friends, Janie, is a registered nurse under your span of control. Today, Janie calls and tells you that she injured her back yesterday during a home visit after she slipped on a wet front porch. She said that the homeowners were unaware that she fell and that no one witnessed the accident. She has just returned from visiting her doctor who advises 6 weeks of bed rest. She requests that you initiate the paperwork for workers’ compensation and, disability because she has no sick days left.
Shortly after your telephone conversation with Janie, you take a brief coffee break in the lounge.
You overhear a conversation between Jon and Lacey, two additional staff members in your department. Jon says that he and Janie were watersking last night, and she took a terrible fall and hurt her back. He planned to call her to see how she was feeling.
You initially feel hurt and betrayed by Janie
Tecause you believe that she has lied to you. You want to call Janie and confront her. You want to deny her request for workers’ compensation and disability. You are angry that she has placed you in this position. You are also aware that proving Janie’s injury is not work related may be difficult.
ASSIGNMENT:
How should you proceed? What are the political ramifications if this incident is not handled properly? How should you use your power and authority when dealing with this problem
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