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Legal and Ethical Issues Assignment

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Legal and Ethical Issues Assignment

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Table of ContentsMAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................11. Identification of two relevant acts or laws...............................................................................12. Application of one act to Ms Jones' current care and situation...............................................13.a) Finding of one ethical issue faces by registered nurse during morning shift.......................23.b) Discussion of one strategy in order to solve the ethical issue and challenge face byregistered nurse............................................................................................................................2REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
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MAIN BODY1. Identification of two relevant acts or lawsGuardianship and Administration Act 1990Guardianship and administration act 1990 provides adults a guardianship which can helpin their personal matters in order to take correct decisions regarding the life. This act is focusedon those people who are concerned about the care and well-being of an individual life and future(White, Dudley-Brown & Terhaar, 2016). Under this act, there are various sections andsubsections. One of the section of this act is related to the Ms Christine Jones Case. “UrgentTreatment Generally” section is related to the urgent treatment given to the patient in order tosave them from death or further critical issues. Before any kinds of treatment, health practitionersare required to take consent from guardian, a person charged with the patient’s medical treatmentby power of attorney, or court. The legal requirements related to the consent comes under theGuardianship and Administration Act 1990 (Davis & et.al., 2017).Fair Work Act 2009Fair work act 2009 is an Australian law which was enforced in 2007 and startedoperations on July, 1st 2008. It covers all the rights and responsibilities of employees related totheir work & organization. This act basically provide a systematic working framework in wholeAustralia for the promotion of national economic growth and social welfare as well asdevelopment (Pozgar, 2019). The role of this law is to help employees as well as employers tomaintain good, fair and safe workplace in the organization. This act has established minimumterms and conditions of the every aspects of employment whether it is related to working hoursor salary packages etc. According to this act, if a nurse are doing shifts of 12 or more hours s sheshould be given 8 consecutive hours of rest after finishing of their shifting time (Rathert, May &Chung, 2016). 2. Application of one act to Ms Jones' current care and situationIn the case of Ms Christine Jones, Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 will beapplicable. According to this act, before treating any patients, doctors are required to takeconsent from the patients. But if patients are not capable to give consent, they have to takeconsent from the patients' guardians or the person who have the power of attorney (Cherry &Jacob, 2016). In the case of Ms. Christine Jones, her mother is her guardian. But there is anexemption in this act. That exemption states that in case of an unconscious patient or an1
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