Legislations, Codes of Ethics, and Ethical Principles in Nursing Practice

Running head: QUESTIONS
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QUESTIONS
Qn1.
a. Legislations regarding children and young people
According to Victoria State government (2018) these legislations regarding children
and young people include:-
 Commission for children and young people Act 2012,
 Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, Children,
 Youth and Families Act 2005
b. Legislations regarding who can work with children and vulnerable people
 Working with vulnerable people (Background Checking) Act 2011
 Working with children regulations 2006
 Working with children Act 2005
 Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013
c. Mandatory reporting
This is a legislative requirement for a certain group of individuals to report to the
government and other relevant authorities any cases of child abuse and neglect
(Child Story Reporter, 2018).
Mandatory reporters are people who offer the following services to children as
their professional or paid work
 Health care- they may include registered health providers, specialist, nurses,
psychologists, dentists, therapists ad midwives
 Welfare and may include social workers, youth workers and case workers
 Education- teacher
 Residential services
 Law enforcement- the police

QUESTIONS
 Children services- child care workers
A mandated reporter should report any, after having a reasonable cause to suspect any child
abuse. They should not ask questions or try to determine whether the abuse occurred.
Mandated reporters should report cases of death, sexual abuse, neglect, physical injury,
endangered health, unlawful corporal injury or punishment and willful injury and harm
(Mathews et al, 2016).
d. Legislation that describes these requirements in Victoria
Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Bill 2017
e.
Qn2.
B. difference between
Code of ethics- it is like a constitution with principles to guide behaviors in a given group,
and these principles affect how the people make their decisions (Nieweler, 2014).
Code of conduct- these are set rules that give the religious and social norms and
responsibilities of a given group.
Qn3.
A. Codes of practice for nursing care of patients with mental illness
 Every decision made concerning care and treatment should be on the best
interest of the patient
 Nurses should adopt a person centred approach to care and treatment.
 Any intervention should be least restrictive to the patient’s freedom and
should protect the patient’s needs and safety, and that of others

QUESTIONS
B. Victorian or commonwealth legislation standards and guidelines applied to mental
health
 Mental Health Act 2014- people with mental health illness are in a position to
make decisions concerning their care and treatment
 This Act strongly safeguards and oversees to protect the autonomy, rights and
dignity individuals with mental illness
 Mental health Legislation and Human rights- contains the UN principles
protect people with mental illness and how to improve their care
 National standards for mental health services 2010- describes the levels of
care that should be delivered in accordance to the Key Performance Indicators
for Australian Public Mental Health Services (2005). These standards are
 effectiveness,
 appropriateness,
 efficiency,
 accessibility.
 continuity,
 responsiveness,
 capability,
 safety and
 sustainability (The Australian Government, 2010)
C. Commonwealth legislation for the older people
 Old age pension Act
 National Health Act 1953
 Aged and Disabled Persons Care Act 1954
 Aged care Act 1997