Nursing practice - Case Study

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Summary and Context
The case study is the representation of unethical conduct of a nurse due to treatment
of an elderly patient. In 2015, Ms Abha Kumar, a nurse, was disqualified by the tribunal and
the legal procedures. She was dismissed from her job for attempting misconducts during the
treatment procedure of Mr Cox, an elderly patient, admitted to respite care. The nurse was
alleged for manipulating the situation of the patient (www.ahpra.gov.au, 2020). The case
study has shown that the nurse was appointed to monitor the residential aged care facility.
The nurse violated the standards and the ethics related to the nursing practices. The nurse
violated professional ethics and purchased the will kit from the post office. The patient had
no family and estate valued over $1,000,000. The nurse was authorised herself as the
executor and sole beneficiary of the estate. APHRA received a notification against the nurse
as she transferred all the financial rights from the owner without informing him. The
Tribunal emphasised that the nurse should not be registered again to practice. Her act was
considered as the threat to public interest and confidence (Quaranta, Srnka-Debnar &
Darling, 2019). Over involvement with the patient is addressed as an unethical practice
regarding the service or care provision. She was disqualified as per the conflict of interest by
taking unethical benefits with the client (Liu, Aungsuroch & Yunibhand, 2016). On the
allegation of failed reflective practice, the nurse was dismissed from her service. The tribunal
was focused on showing the condemnation of the conduct and protecting the reputation of the
profession. The tribunal announced the verdict as the need for general deterrence was
violated by the nurse during the service. According to the case study , tribunal declined the
application of the nurse for registration or working in the aged care again after five years of
suspension.
Professional conduct aspect

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In this case study different aspects of professional conduct of nursing have been
violated by Ms Kumar. She violated different codes of professional conducts for the nursing
practices. The professional conduct represents that the nurses should practice accordance to
the standards and official guidelines which are not followed in the case. According to the
nursing professional conduct, nurses should treat the patients with maintaining the laws and
regulation of the healthcare sectors. The professional nursing conduct support dignity,
culture, ethnic values with the beliefs of the patients. Nurses should maintain a professional
boundary with the patient during the treatment procedure. However, the nurses should
maintain and make the community trust and confidence while they are treating the patient.
The nurse should maintain practice ethically and with the help of reflection. The nurses
should practice the care provision by maintaining laws and regulations. Professional integrity
has been breached during the treatment of the patient in this case study. The nurse could not
maintain professional behaviours as she was involved with the personal decision making
and financial inheritance. The case showed that the nurse informed the person that his
property was handed over to his nephews who lived in Ireland.
Code of conduct is related patients’ safety and security, accountability and
responsibility, self-integrity, influence of the nurses on the patient, importance of training and
education in the patient care. The code of conducts promotes regulatory and promotional
approach with evaluation of the professional conducts with the help of nursing staffs and the
healthcare organisations. Principle 4 of Code of Conducts encourages the nursing
professional to maintain the professional boundaries with legal, insurance and other
assessment. This principal promotes the concept related to conflicts of interest (Thompson,
2019). The nurses should not involve into any kind of financial arrangements and gifts as per
the principal 4 of code of conducts. Mandatory reporting and lawful behaviour have been
breached by the nurse in the case study. Principle 2 promotes nursing practice and decision-