Legal and Ethical Decision Making in Person Centred Care

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Running Head: NURSING 0
Legal and Ethical decision making in person-centred care
Student Details

NURSING 1
IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
Based on the case study, there was no professionalism seen as a nurse of Nickie
where she was avoiding the serious condition of patient Ashleigh. She was using her
phone, goofing and roaming around even after seeing patient’s critical situation. This
assessment is based on discussing the importance of professional nursing practice in
Australia relating to this case study.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
In the workplace, professional practice defines the way an individual works or
behaves along with following the code of conduct and ethical guidelines. This covers the
knowledge of one to be used in the profession based on the activities performed by an
individual. When it comes to the nursing sector, the definition of professional practice
emphasises on promoting solid values that comply with ethical principles, compassion
towards others, self-development, and others considering actual performance of nurses
and their healthcare related practices complied with provision of duties (Halcomb,
Stephens, Bryce, Foley, & Ashley, 2017). Based on this definition, accountability and
responsibility has imposed on professionals operating in this sector when they
discharge their duties.
PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE HEALTH FIELD
In the case of professionals working in the nursing sector, they receive a career
that is rewarding and fulfilling which allows them to make efficient decisions through
effective communications with patients and individuals with whom they work. The
necessary guidelines regarding privacy and confidentiality are given under Nursing
Practice Act (NPA). These guidelines impose a number of administrative rules and
policies that are targeted towards protecting the confidential information of patient
while also ensuring that their private data is not used by healthcare professionals (Fong,
Buckley, Cashin, & Pont, 2017). A good example is the policies which were introduced
by the Australian Association that enforces healthcare professionals and providers to
maintain a trustful relationship with their patients relating to their privacy. These
guidelines also comply with local as well as national laws to identify relevant healthcare
information and maintaining its confidentiality.
PATIENT RIGHTS
Patient rights are recognised and protected under the “Australian Charter of
Healthcare Rights” which provides guidelines for both hospitals and healthcare
professionals. As per these guidelines, proper health and clinical settings are necessary
to be maintained in both public and private hospitals (Delaney, 2018). These policies
also ensure that healthcare professionals provide paid, high quality and ethical care to

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patients. Awareness regarding these policies and compliance with them is crucial for
nurses to comply with their professional values.
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY BOARD OF AUSTRALIA CODE OF
CONDUCT
It is essential to practice with the purpose of having scope and various
opportunities under the “Nursing and Midwifery Scope of Practice” to extending and
advancing. This is a way to ensure about the consistent and systematic approach of
decision making, planning, implantation and evaluation. In nursing of Australia, this
code of conduct sets out the professional behaviour, expectations and legal
requirements based on the practice. This nursing practice describes not only
restrictions as written in recognition but provides a direct provision of clinical care. The
importance of this code shows the clinical practice of midwives and nurses for the
incorporation of the terms contained (Lowe & Plummer, 2019). Here, this code of
conduct for nurses provides the practice of safety, person-centric, and evidences as per
the consideration of patient’s health and well-being. Also, it promotes decision-making
among the nominated partners, person, family, friends, health professional and shares
delivery in care.

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REFERENCES
Delaney, L. (2018). Patient-centred care as an approach to improving health care in
Australia. Collegian, 25(1), 119-123.
Fong, J., Buckley, T., Cashin, A., & Pont, L. (2017). Nurse practitioner prescribing in
Australia: A comprehensive literature review. Australian Critical Care, 30(5),
252-259.
Halcomb, E., Stephens, M., Bryce, J., Foley, E., & Ashley, C. (2017). The development of
professional practice standards for Australian general practice nurses. Journal of
Advanced Nursing, 73(8), 1958-1969.
Lowe, G., & Plummer, V. (2019). Advanced Practice in Nursing and Midwifery: The
Contribution to Healthcare in Australia. In P. McGee, & C. Inman, Advanced
Practice in Healthcare: Dynamic Developments in Nursing and Allied Health
Professions, Fourth Edition (pp. 51-63). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.