Professional Practice Model - Nursing

Running head:PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
Legal and Ethical Decision Making in Person-centred Care
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PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE1
Professional Practice
Professional practice can be described as the conduct of an individual who is working
in a specific profession. Professional Nursing Practice is a critical job with many
responsibilities (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). This essay is focused on the legal and ethical aspects
in the nursing profession for administering patient-centred care.
Privacy and Confidentiality within the Health field
According to the Privacy Act 1988, which was modified by the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law Regulation 2018, the AHPRA has an obligation to protect
identifiable patient’s information. It was amended in 2012. This law in turn protects the
confidentiality of the patient when seeking healthcare (Legislation.gov.au., 2020).
Protecting a patient’s information is extremely important as this privacy is the basis of
trust between the patient and healthcare professionals. This protects the dignity of the patient
and the nurse must respect them.
Patient Rights
Australian Charter of Health Care Rights aims to outline the rights of the patients or
any individual who is currently being treated under the Australian Healthcare system. This
Charter helps the patients understand the rights, as well as their families. It provides an
understanding for all the individuals receiving healthcare (Australian Commission on Safety
and Quality in Health Care, 2019).
The patients understanding their rights and being part of the process is critical. It has
been noticed that the patients being aware of their rights makes them more connected
(Aagaard, 2017) as they can make their own decisions. In professional practice, the patients