Resource Allocation and Advocacy Flashcards
What is resource allocation?
The distribution of goods and services to programs and people.
What level of decision making are involved in resource allocation?
Macro, Meso, and Micro levels of decision-making
What affects resource allocation?
Resources: commodity, fiscal
What is resource allocation based on?
Based on the ideal of distributive justice. NOT based on personal characteristics.
What are the guiding principles of resource allocation?
Accountability Autonomy Effectiveness Efficiency Equity Explicitness Individual Responsibility Need Participation Social or community perpective
What is the goal of the Canada Health Act?
Establishes that all Canadians should have access to necessary health care services.
Federal Act/Provincial Responsibility.
Comprehensive Universal Accessible Portable Public Administration
Who/what makes the decisions about resource allocation on the macro-allocation level?
Societal/Ministry Level
Who/what makes the decisions about resource allocation on the meso-allocation level?
Health authority level
Who/what makes the decisions about resource allocation on the micro-allocation level?
Institutional/departmental level.
Gate keeping at the micro-level
What is justice?
Justice = Fairness; right to equal access to health care
What is distributive justice?
Distributive justice = proper distribution of social benefits and burdens across society; decisions based on guiding principles.
What are the principles of distributive justice?
To each person an equal share.
To each person according to need.
To each person according to effort.
To each person according to contribution.
To each person according to merit.
To each person according to free-market exchanges.
What is social justice?
Social justice = fair distribution of society’s benefits and responsibilities and their consequences; ensures that all members in society can benefit equally from that society.
What is equality?
Decisions at micro/meso levels are often made based on the “utility” principle
What is the nurse’s responsibility regarding justice and resource allocation?
As a nurse it is your obligation to identify justice issues and advocate for just health policies and decision-making procedures consistent with current knowledge and practice. Current knowledge may be insufficient, so it is a moral obligation of nurses to identify researchable questions and, if in a position to do so, conduct research that will inform decisions at the policy level.
