Assignment NameStudent ID Part 1 Answer 1 RN is facing an ethical dilemma regarding the satisfactory completion of the job responsibilities. It is important to do follow-up checking of the patient about the effect of medication, possible side effects and contraindication or adverse events. Failing to accomplish these concerns, patient safety can be affected. From the case scenario, it can be learned that RN received less orientation, whereas the responsibility of being in charge of the unit is a bigger accomplishment, which can lead to deterioration of clinical outcome standards (Sturm & Dellert, 2016). Answer 2 The best action for RN is to work under the supervision of LPN for more than a week. This requires careful observation of the work practices, documentation procedure, follow-ups of the patient and also obtaining feedback of care service. This will help RN to analyse the changes required to accomplish the responsibility satisfactorily. Part 2 Answer 1 The ethical responsibility of the RN is to make an immediate call to the families and resolve their concern. Following this, she also needs to get the detail of the handover from the nurses such that there should be no error in the care service provided to the residents. Answer 2 This RN is a professional nurse, as she is aware of the responsibilities as well as the work burden in the given situational context. There are incidences in which she is forgetting the 2|P a g e
Assignment NameStudent ID task, which is attributed to heavy work burden (Han, K., Trinkoff & Gurses, 2015). However, she must discuss the issue with Director or supervisors, such that additional taskforce can be arranged to handle the responsibilities. References: Han, K., Trinkoff, A. M., & Gurses, A. P. (2015). Work‐related factors, job satisfaction and intent to leave the current job among United States nurses.Journal of clinical nursing,24(21-22), 3224-3232. Sturm, B. A., & Dellert, J. C. (2016). Exploring nurses' personal dignity, global self-esteem and work satisfaction.Nursing ethics,23(4), 384-400. 3|P a g e