title: Human rights and implications for managers.
abstract: Although the Canadian Human Rights Act was enacted in 1977 and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was introduced in 1981, a paucity of Canadian literature regarding their implications for nursing managers is apparent. The modern nursing unit manager is faced with a variety of decisions pertaining to employment, performance evaluations, and delegation of responsibilities, which if not sensitively and fairly handled may expose the manager and the organization to non-defensible vulnerabilities. This paper briefly reviews pertinent human rights issues in the nursing setting and the effect of human rights considerations on the management of a nursing unit. Discrimination, harassment, the hiring process, performance appraisal and discipline are discussed along with recommendations regarding mandatory inservices for managers.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bunner
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011287:Prejudice