Unprofessional Conduct in Nursing - Case Study

Running head: UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 1
Unprofessional Conduct
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UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 2
Unprofessional Conduct
Unprofessional conduct may be described as a failure to comply with the minimal
standards of acceptable nursing practice. These acts range from drug prescription and
administration and diagnostic procedures that jeopardize the safety of a patient
(Johnstone, 2012). In the provided case study, it is stated that a nurse performed acts of
unprofessional conduct with three separate patients. One of the unprofessional
conducts performed by the nurse is inadequate to record keeping. This act involves
giving out prescriptions that do not comply with the HPCSA guidelines. Additionally, a
failure to keep accurate medical records and clinical notes is an act of unprofessional
conduct ("What is unprofessional conduct?", 2020). According to the case study, the
nurse failed to note down post-operative care and assessment of a patient in a good
time. He additionally failed to document pain assessment, vital signs, and thorough
assessment of the patient. Poor documentation can put the safety of a patient at
enormous risk because of poor patient care from other healthcare team members thus
compromising patient safety ("What is unprofessional conduct?", 2020). This is because
the other members of the healthcare team lack all the accurate facts and clinical notes
regarding the condition of a patient thus making it impossible to offer safe care.
Another act of unprofessional conduct displayed by the nurse in the provided case study
is negligence in evaluation, treatment, and caring for all three patients. This act entails
negligent post-operative care, inadequate diagnostic assessment, inappropriate drug
prescription and administration, and incompetent care management of a patient (Huang,
Sun & Lien, 2015). The nurse failed to give one of her patients Colyte. She failed to
apply the appropriate dressing on the patient’s new CVC line. On the third patient, she