Law and Ethics Nursing Case Study
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Added on 2020-07-22
Law and Ethics Nursing Case Study
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LAW AND ETHICS NURSING CASESTUDY
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1Duty of care- ..........................................................................................................................6Breach of duty- ......................................................................................................................6Remote of damages- ..............................................................................................................6Foreseeability-........................................................................................................................6Vicarious liability-..................................................................................................................6Contractual liability-...............................................................................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
INTRODUCTIONIn the health and nursing care sector, there is huge significance of the law and ethics. It isthe branch of philosophy that describes what is good for the human being, society andenvironment. In the modern society, ethics defines that how business enterprise, individual andsociety can choose to interact with one another (Alces, 2011).In the health and nursing caresector, with help of ethics and laws, nurse and doctors can able to understand what is right andwhat is wrong for the patient. With help of ethics and law, health care experts and nurse can ableto know their roles and responsibility toward the patients.In the present assignment, a systematicessay has been included which shows significance of the ethics and law in the nursing caresetting under which doctor and nurse have to consider various laws and ethics at the time todelivering care services and treatment to patients. In addition to this, ethical principles andimplication of various actions and inaction from a legal and ethical perspective has been alsodiscussed in this project with respect of case study. This case study is based on the health andcare sector under which 32 year old man has been admitted in the emergency department. Themajor objective of this essay is to understand the ethical value and law within the heath and caresector. In this sector, law and ethics is very important by which patient can get right andappropriate care services and treatment.MAIN BODYEthics and law is very significant aspect in the heath and care sector by which all patientsand employees can able to get their right which imposed by the government. With assistance ofthis aspect, any individual in the heath and care sector can get protection and security from theharm and cheating. In a simple word law refers to the systematic body of regulation and rulesthat helps in controlling the entire society and individual member (Berman, 2010). This law canalso protect the whole society and individual member from the theft, cheating, harm and illegalaction. Law can imposed by the government and which includes the set of rules and regulation.On the other hand ethics is a kind of moral philosophy which guide human being about thehuman resource conducts and norms. In the ethics there is not punishment for the violation ofethics and there is also a set of guidelines. With help of ethics, people can able to know thegeneral human conducts and they also know the criteria to treat with environment, society andpublic. This aspect can help to the people in deciding that what is right and what is wrong for thesociety,. Environment and people (Cartwright, 2011).1
In the health and care sector, ethics and law can help to the management in delivering theright and appropriate health care services to patients. However, there are various kinds of ethicalissue can occurs which affect patients as well as employees working at the workplace.As per the given case scenario, Tim is a 32 year old man who was admitted in the emergencydepartment due to the fight at the weekend football match. He has got injuries due to the fight inthe football match (Chen-Wishart, 2012). It has been founded in the examination that he wasdislocated shoulder, deep scalp and extensive bruising to his face and upper body. While headmitted in the emergency department then doctor and nurses was very engaged. The majorobjective of this analysis is to understand the action and omission which is developed by thedoctor and nurse for the Tim care services. In addition to this, another major aim of this study isto understand the ethical consideration, law and tort of duty in respect of heath care patientsand doctors.RN nurse have faced the ethical dilemma situation while doctor asked to giveintramuscular morphine. While doctor ordered to the registered nurse then Tim stated I m not inpain and I do not need of morphine. By this statement of the Tim, registered nurse has gotconfused and faced the ethical dilemma. Registered nurse was faced ethical dilemma that whatshe required to do as either she obeys her doctor or accept Tim request. In this case ethicaldilemma is a situation in the health and care organisation whereby a registered nurse compelledto make a decision between two actions (Goldstein, 2013). In addition to this, some time doctorand nurse also faced the ethical issue in respect of patient because they have to take the decisionof patient life and deliver effective face services through which their heath issue can improve.Health care experts and nurse have to focus ethics and moral value for the patient so as they canget effective care services and treatment through which they can improve their health issue.As per the given case scenario, while physical examination has been identified of the Timthat it has been founded that his shoulder is dislocated and extensive brushing on his face andupper body. In order to admit the Tim within the hospital surgery department, Tim have lengthywait (Hillman, 2012). Drug and alcohol screening was carried out and result were clear. Whilenurse and doctor observed that Tim was still drowsy and non-compliances making the taskdifficult for nursing staff. Tim was stated that he was going back to the football match as histeam, required him to pay. On this statement of Tim, nurse staff and doctor has encouraged himto stay within the hospital but Tim told them that he wanted to leave alone and he wanted to get2
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