Nursing Assignment: Case Summary, Professional Conduct Issues, Analysis of Case Outcomes, Reflection and Prevention

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Case summary
The case summary is about Mr. Abdul Wahid, who had been alleged with two complaints
to NMBA regarding his ill conduct towards an elderly patient at the hospital, where he had been
working. Mr. Wahid was alleged to have repeatedly shouted at the elderly patient, had handled
the patient roughly and did not draw a curtain while the patient was using she was using a
bedpan. The patient had suffered from a stroke after which he has been transferred to this setting
and he also had a reduced communication skills. As mentioned by the evidences, while
transferring the patients from the wheelchair to the bed, the RN had held her by her armpits, due
to which, the patient cried out in pain. It was known from the beginning that it was already clear
from the medical records that the patient already had some chronic condition in her shoulder that
triggered the pain.
NMBA had the imposed conditions on the registration of the registered nurse. The
tribunal that has been held has agreed with the decision taken by NMBA, that Mr. Abdul Wahid
did not meet up to the professional standards of nursing as set out in the professional conducts
for nurses in Australia and the Code of ethics for nurses in Australia.
As per the tribunal held, Mr. Wahid was asked to complete eight hours of further education
within a 12 months period of time that should include education regarding patient centered care and
nursing ethics.
Professional conduct issues
One of the two professional conducts that has been breached in this case is the principle
2, of the codes of conduct for the nurses, that states that nurses are liable to apply a person
centered care and evidences decision making (Nursing and midwifery board of Australia, 2013).

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They have the legal obligations to ensure a safe and quality care. It is the duty of the nurses to
document and report concerns , if they believe that the practice environment is compromising the
health and safety of the patient (Sharkey, 2014). It is evident from the case study that concerned
nurse had lifted the patient by her armpits, whereas it was already known from the beginning that
she already had a chronic condition on her left shoulder. Hence, the RN could have lifted the
patient in some other ways. Nowadays robotic devices are available in the market that can lift
patients safely and saves the health care workers from physical burden (Matsumoto et al., 2016).
This also decreases the chance of injury to the patients (Burnfield et al., 2016).
Another principle that has been found to be breached in this case is the principle 7 of the
NMBA nursing standards. As per the standard, it is the duty of the nurses to promote health and
wellbeing for the patient and the families (Nursing and midwifery board of Australia, 2013). It is
the evident from the case study that the RN had shouted continuously on the patient for taking
out his hearing aids and had continued shouting after the patient had not been responsive. As per
the professional standards of nursing, it is the duty of the nurses communicate effectively ad is
respectful to the dignity of a person (Nursing and midwifery board of Australia, 2013).
Witnesses have alleged that the RN failed to pull the curtains while the elderly patient was using
the bed pan. All the nurses are entitled with the professional duty to promote dignity of those in
the care. Most of the literary sources states that older people’s dignity had always been
undermined by the health care professionals. The health care professionals should aim to
preserve the autonomy and the dignity of the patient and minimize the distress among the
patients (Gastmans, 2013). Essential steps for maintaining the dignity of the patient involves
allowing the patient to choose their clothing, providing them private space while doing the
toileting activities, which has been clearly found to have been avoided by Mr. Wahid (Raee,