Nursing input into the purchase decision reveals costs not included in the price tag

Article Abstract:

Hospital purchasing managers can enlist the help of nurses in evaluating products for purchase since these nurses are very well informed of such hospital products. Nurses can easily provide information about the benefits and disadvantages of using certain products. They can also determine whether or not a product is convenient to use. At present, both the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Association of Operating Room Nurses require their nurses to participate in hospital product evaluation.

Methods, Human resource management, Nurses, Materials management

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Hospital ethics committees and the future of health care decision making

Article Abstract:

Alabama hospital ethics committees have been found to primarily act as advisory committees in medical ethics cases. A survey of Alabama hospitals finds that ethics committees also provide a forum to discuss ethics issues and act as participants in educational activities aside from acting as case consultants. Due to the limited data, however, it cannot be determined if ethics committees actively function within a hospital environment or if they satisfy a regulatory requirement.

Powers and duties, Hospital administration, Ethics committees

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Purchasing practices in a hospital environment: an ethical analysis

Article Abstract:

Studies have identified ethical problems in hospital purchasing practices which include giving special treatment to and accepting special favors from particular suppliers, lying to suppliers to get better price quotes and revealing sellers's quotations to encourage lower bids. All these practices must be stopped since they are unfair to both vendors and hospital organizations. Hospitals should always strive to promote moral values in their pursuit for growth and superiority.

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