Legal and Ethical Constraints in Nursing

This assignment focuses on the legal and ethical challenges nurses encounter when providing care to patients with differing beliefs. It uses a case study about Mrs. P, a Jehovah's Witness who refuses blood transfusions, to illustrate these complexities. Students analyze the ethical principles involved, such as non-maleficence and autonomy, and discuss how legal constraints influence nursing practice. The assignment also includes a scenario-based question on patient disclosure and coroner involvement.

Apply legal and ethical parameters in
nursing practice
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 1..........................................................................................................3
ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 2 ESSAY............................................................................................5
ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 2 SCENARIO.....................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 1
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Its important is to protect the public by making such a scheme which provide beneficiary
to health practitioner and students.
2.
Assault is an act which create the fear of harmful, or wrong contact. Assault and battery
both are related to the criminal law-and tort law, which give active participation in criminal. In
battery it is harmful to other by touch.
3.
There are many kinds of restraints which are used in health care settings, such as belts,
vest, jackets for the use of patient, Devices which are useful to move there knees, ankles etc
(Stuart, 2014).
4.
False imprisonment means if a person restrict another person to move freedom in another
place. For example this may be happened in a building, on a vehicle, or street etc.
5.
Defamation refers to any action in which one person deliver the wrong information to
other, which harmed third person. It is caused shamed, injuries or harm other person. For
example: Bullying by nurse which cause harm to other person (Burkhardt and Nathaniel, 2013)
6.
Enrolled is valuable and important member in healthcare workforce. Enrolled nurse is
accountable and responsible for there own scope and practise. But graduate nurse who had
completed her academic studies, there role was less in compare of enrolled nurse.
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(a) ANMC- Alaska Native Medical Centre, which support in medical care in Alaska
(b) AHPRA- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, it improve quality and safety
(c) ANMF- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, it provide health system
(d) RCNA- Radiologic Clinics of North America, it is used in nursing which create discipline in
study, research and management.
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Client's name, address, id proof, Signature, preliminary draft
9.
Legal document- It include all such type of information such as id proof, signature which
are related to legal term.
Freedom of information legislation- It is organised to give to the general public.
Privacy Act- It relates to how personal inform,action is to be handle in healthcare.
Confidentiality- It is help make or develop trust between client and worker.
10.
Standard of practise refers that such guidelines in which nurse are decided what she or he
do or not do in his or her profession ability.
11.
Role of nurse in restraint of a client is that nurse should give them right which are
beneficial to there client in a new way (Hanssens, 2007).
12.
Here element of negligence there will be provided a nurse so that men cannot move
himself due to leg injury.
13.
Valid consent means general rule of providing operations, procedures or treatment which
are obtained by the patient.
14.
Legal capacity refers to making a real or accurate judgement such as health and safety.
15.
Mandatory reporting in nurse is abusing child or neglecting reporting status or domestic
violence. This is require because for making good faith, report for making confidentiality.
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Law associated with the practice of nursing:
a. types of law
- Australian Practice Nurse Association
b. court system
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
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c. common law
-Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
d. statute law
- NURSING ACT 1992
e. civil law
- NURSING ACT 1992
f. precedent
- Australian Practice Nurse Association
g. sources of law- university, web
17.
There are two consent, express consent is a permission for taking inaction and informed
concerns is giving information about the services which are provided to there client.
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a. Autonomy- It is a capacity of self- determined or self governing.
b. Non-maleficence- It is a policy which having obligation that do not harm anybody.
c. Beneficence- It is a action which was performed to give benefit to other person.
d. Justice- It means that to provide fair distribution of benefit.
e. Rights- It means that power of person related to healthcare.
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a. Ethics- It is a code of conduct related to the nurse whether if he or she is educated or qualified
or not.
b. Bioethics- It include majority public opinion in case of enrolled nurse.
c. Nursing ethics- It is a applied ethics which are used in field of nursing.
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No, student cannot do that as he was just a trainee. It was the responsibility of nurse so
before asking authority she cannot transfer responsibility to one who in training.
ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 2 ESSAY
In the present case scenario of Mrs P has been presented which demonstrates that there
are certain legal and ethical constraints that is being possessed by her which is affecting the
treatment which has to be provided by nurses.
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In the present case the ethical issues reflects that it is important that values and beliefs of
the patients needs to be taken care off when providing treatment. On the other hand legal issue is
that without the consent of the patients practitioners cannot make transfusion of the blood as she
was in her senses. In this case the ethical principles that have bearing in the particular situation is
non maleficence as well as autonomy. In the present scenario Mrs. P is practicing Jehovah's
witness faith in relation with the administration of the blood. This belief presents that one reflects
unselfish love in all our actions. Further individual is avoiding the practices that displease good
which is comprised of misuse of the blood through taking blood transfusions. It reflects that one
is peaceful and do not take part in warfare. It is important that one respect the government where
we reside and obey the laws as long as they are not us to disobey the law of god. The case
reflects that doctors needs to offer services but due to patient belief such is becoming difficult.
This is influencing the ethical and legal concept which is being followed by the nurses as well
which reflects delegation of quality care to patients.
It can be concluded from the case that ethical and legal constraints affects the proper care
that can be given to the patient. Along with this it is inferred that professionals in this situation
gets restriction on the aspect that needs to be considered.
ASSESSMENT TASK NO. 2 SCENARIO
1.
In the process of disclosure nurses are involved as they need top reveal facts abut the
condition of Laura to Lasix.
2.
Here the role of nurses is to reveal the information and also in case if one nurse is shifting
her work to another then proper information needs to be provided so that treatment cannot be
affected.
3.
In the present case the coroner is hospital whose function is towards safeguarding the
health of the patients by offering them proper care.
4.
This implies proper investigation would be made in the case so as to find the cause of
death of Laura.
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REFERENCES
Journals and Books
Stuart, G.W. (2014). Principles and practice of psychiatric nursing. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Burkhardt, M. A. and Nathaniel, A. (2013). Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing. Cengage
Learning.
Hanssens, C. (2007). Legal and ethical implications of opt-out HIV testing. Clinical Infectious
Diseases. 45(Supplement 4). pp.S232-S239.
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