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Transition to Professional Nursing | Assignment

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2TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSINGIntroductionConscientious objection has always been a debatable topic in the nursing profession across the world. According to [ CITATION Ode14 \l 1033 ], the conscientious objection can be defined as the decline of a health provider to administer services to a patient, simply because, theprocess would go against their ethical and moral standards. In the nursing profession, it is often used by nurses to refuse to undertake some duties, procedures or practices based on their conscience. However, this practice has to be practiced within the guidelines and regulations set by the healthcare governing bodies. In Australia, the registered nurses (RNs) work under the guidance of the registered nurse (RN) practice. It is a professional undertaking that needs critical thinking, comprehensive analysis and maintenance of constructive relationships. According to[ CITATION Aus151 \l 1033 ], conscientious objection is one of the rights granted to the RNs in Australia. However, RNs are regulated healthcare technicians and exercise their responsibility and accountability to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Conscientious objection involves moments of critical decision-making, moral integrity, and strict adherence to the professional code of conduct for the RNs. But they have to undertake it within the stipulated national and core competency standards set by NMBA by which their performance is assessed. In the medical field, RNs are often faced with a wide range of morally controversial health dilemmas. However, the nurses' right to refusal of what they deem "unacceptable" may have limits. With the rights accorded to defend their moral, religious and ethical integrity, there
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3TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSINGis a level of refusal that cannot be allowed for a nursing professional in line with h/her duty[CITATION Bro08 \l 1033 ], and these includes fear, personal preferences and prejudices.Circumstances that May Lead to Nurses’ Refusal of Patient CareAmong many national professional competency standards set for the RNs by [ CITATION Nur \l 1033 ]Compliance with the common law and legislation is required and this means that RNs must be aware among many other rules that their actions must demonstrate legal implications of the nursing practice and legal implications of nursing interventions. Additionally,in their fulfillment of the duty of care, RNs must recognize the responsibility to prevent harm. Another crucial professional competency requires RNs to recognize and respond to unsafe and unprofessional practice, which involves interventions that prevent compromising of care and identifying behaviour that may deter optimal care. All these outlined professional competency practices can provide valid basis for conscientious objection. Generally, RNs are guided by morality and ethics. Understanding what is right or wrong is key to correct decision-making. According to [ CITATION Mag12 \l 1033 ], having a strong conviction to morality and religious beliefs that guide you into doing what is right and avoiding the wrongs, is a beautiful and desirable character trait. Therefore, according to [ CITATION Lac14 \l 1033 ] some of the circumstances that may lead to nurse’s refusal of duty involve the following:A Terrible Violation of Strongly Held ConvictionsSome circumstances in medical field require tough measures to perform and this is what the RNs are faced with frequently in their line of duties. When a RN has a strong belief that taking part in some practices such as assisted suicide for a terminally ill patient is wrong, he/she
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