Workplace discrimination: understanding legal and ethical requirements

§ Explain basic legal and ethical terms and guidelines that pertain to the topic of workplace discrimination.

§ Summarize your findings from the EEOC website, including types of discrimination and those most frequently charged, trends in reporting of discrimination, and implications for healthcare organizations in statistics and trends.

§ Explain legal protections for employees with regard to discrimination in the workplace.

§ Explain the role of nurse executives in reporting potential violations of employment law.

§ Analyze potential ethical conflicts nurse executives may face in accusations and lawsuits related to charges of discrimination.

§ Explain recommendations for negotiating those ethical conflicts.

§ Explain the role of nurse executives in preventing discriminatory practices in a healthcare setting and ways discrimination may be managed.