In the proposed case study, a chief nursing officer faced an obstacle in decision-making whether to agree on the trip to Hawaii proposed by a possible partner or refuse it. On this occasion, nursing personnel meets major ethical principles as justice and beneficence (Varkey, 2021). Betty fights between personal interests and responsibilities at work. Such a fight can be identified as a conflict of interests: whether to go, rest, and relieve stress, or refuse as it will be more correct, and right. The latter represents the principle of beneficence as Betty understands the proposed trip is an indirect form of bribery accepting which will be inappropriate and illegal.
However, choosing the right thing is hard when personal interests meet on the way. The principle of justice dictates to refuse from the trip as picking up a company to buy hospital beds from might take extra time and effort. Allowing to attract the attention of a purchaser by proposing indirect bribes breaks the principle of justice as all the companies deserve a fair choice. That is why, if I was in Betty’s place, I would not take the offer as employment and reputation stand for me higher than other unethical factors. To solve the situation mildly, I would refuse the offer and keep in mind that this company perceives various types of briberies appropriate.
Regarding solutions to such scenarios on a bigger scale, every company needs to develop and implement an anti-bribery policy. Some organizations have strict rules limiting bribes and corruption by fining personnel, firing, or imprisoning them. From my point of view, it is more sustainable to create a transparent system inside the corporation and explain to the employees the advantages of their work by ethical rules and disadvantages from their loss when taking a bribery risk. Providing employees with comfortable conditions, protection, support can be strong arguments compared to bribery decisions. When a person takes an illegal path, he results in being alone, with no support, in financially poor condition, and imprisoned. Such policies can bring drastic changes to the society allowing to decrease black operations, make the economy stronger, and create stronger relationships between civilians.
Reference
Varkey, B. (2021). Principles of clinical ethics and their application to practice. Medical Principles and Practice, 30(1), 17-28. Web.