Legal and Ethical Considerations for Reflective Practice in Nursing

 Referring to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Code of Conduct
for Nurses and briefly discuss which 3 principles relate to the legal and ethical
considerations for practicing reflectively, reviewing and improving your own practice.
(100 words)
I recommend nurses to value ethical management of information, quality nursing care for
all people, and a culture of safety in nursing and health care. These principles have enabled me to
understand the essence of the standards set for nurses to follow. They have provided a platform
from which I can reflect on my conduct as a nurse. I have developed decisive decision-making
skills in patient care. They have enabled me to create an awareness to my patients of the rights
am supposed to give them and how am supposed to uphold my duties when it comes to taking
care of them as a nurse (Lemone, 2013).
 Referring to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Enrolled Nurse
Standards for Practice 2016 and briefly discuss which standard relates to the legal and
ethical considerations for practicing reflectively, reviewing and improving your own
practice. (100 words)
The NMBA standards have helped me understand that reliable patient care is the main
objective. The seven standard states that nurses should evaluate nursing outcome to inform
nursing practice. This gives legal authority for nurses to take responsibility to evaluate every
practice in the medical institution based on the priorities of the institution. This standard has
enabled me to monitor, revise the plans made, and evaluate medical decisions made in our
institution. I have developed a sense of accountability and clarity of what is need of me (Lewis,
Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Harding, 2014).

 Discuss 2 methods an employer may provide or support to ensure that you are maintaining
your professional knowledge/learning. (60 words)
I would encourage managers to develop a scoreboard. This would help in mapping all the
exercises practiced in healthcare institutions. The scoreboard should contain valuable
information about the patient's health and keep a record of it for future reference. I encourage
managers to constantly influence the conduction of interviews of nurses and other medical
practitioners in healthcare systems. These meetings discuss the medical safety of patients and the
experiences medical practitioners go through (Evans, 2017).
 Outline the 3 key features to your scope of practice that identifies your responsibilities and
limitations (60 words)
I believe that nursing requires a nurse to have immense stamina, compassion, and effective
communication skills. A nurse should be physical, mentally and emotionally strong because of
the difference of medical attention required by patients. Compassion enables a nurse to have
empathy towards a patient and motivates the nurse to have an urge to take better care of the
patient. Efficient communication skills enable nurses to be able to elaborate more clearly and
also listen to the patients’ needs (Melnyk, 2015).
 There are various models that explain the purpose and understanding of the benefits of
professional reflection, discuss one that you feel that you can relate to. (100 words)
I personally use the Gibbs 1988 model of reflection. It was created by Graham Gibbs. It
involves the use of structures to generate more clarity to people about their professions.
Structures are: the initial experience, description of the experience, reactions or feelings towards
the experience, evaluation of the experience (whether it affects the person positively or

negatively), analyzing the experience ( getting to understand the experience more), conclusion
( getting to know the general and specific reason for undergoing the experience) and action plan (
getting to know the next step or what to do in order to learn from the experience. The model has
helped me gain more experience and improve my self-drive as a nurse (Tarrant, 2013.).
 Outline 5 benefits that you as a nurse will get from engaging in industry networking (60
words)
I have experienced lots of benefits after joining the nursing industry networking. The
program has enabled me to: keep building and strengthening, the creation of more opportunities,
gain friendships, gain professional advice, and generation of referrals in nursing practices. These
benefits have enabled me to be able to interact with more medical practitioners who have been a
support system for me.
 Research and state 2 professional nursing bodies that support and facilitate industry
networking. Provide a brief outline of what they offer to assist a nurse for industry
networking and professional development. (60 words)
In Australia, there are bodies that support industrial networking they are the Nurse and
Midwifery Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. The
two bodies are in partnership with each other. In 2015 to 2016 the two bodies launched a national
scheme which had two major initiatives that enabled nurses and midwives in Australia to provide
safe healthcare to citizens, and also regulate them under the national scheme (Schober, 2016).
 Identify the current requirements for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for
enrolled nurses within Australia. Including the type of training and options available for
you to obtain the CPD requirements (60 words)