legal and ethical

In a 23 page essay, analyze the key legal and ethical responsibilities of healthcare organizations as they relate to nurse leaders. Focus on organizational duties that directly influence nursing practice, patient safety, staff well-being, and regulatory compliance. Discuss how failure to meet these obligations can result in legal liability, ethical violations, and harm to both staff (professional and non-professional) and patients.

Your analysis should address several core organizational responsibilities relevant to nurse leaders, such as:

• Ensuring safe and adequately staffed care environments
• Maintaining regulatory and accreditation compliance (e.g., CMS, OSHA, Joint Commission)
• Protecting patient rights, privacy, and confidentiality
• Supporting ethical decision-making and reporting structures
• Providing appropriate training, supervision, and competency oversight
• Preventing workplace violence, harassment, and unsafe working conditions
• Upholding policies related to quality improvement, risk management, and incident reporting

Next, identify the mission, vision, and values of a major healthcare organization in your area. Explain how these statements reflect the organizations ethical commitments and illustrate the expected responsibilities of nurse leaders. Connect these organizational statements to the legal, ethical, and leadership duties you described.

Support your discussion with at least three scholarly sources, including your course textbook, published within the last five years. Use appropriate APA 7th-edition format, including an introduction, conclusion, in-text citations, a title page, and a reference page.