Ethical Considerations in Nursing: A Case Study Analysis

This report presents an analysis of a nursing ethics case study involving a first-year nursing student, Jamie, and his interactions with a patient, Salvatore. The case highlights potential breaches of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) code of conduct, specifically regarding patient confidentiality, professional boundaries, and the acceptance of gifts. The report examines how Jamie's actions, such as sharing a selfie with the patient on social media and accepting a gift, violate ethical guidelines. It also discusses the role of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of ethics, emphasizing the importance of maintaining patient privacy and providing ethical healthcare. The analysis underscores the need for nurses to adhere to professional standards and legal requirements to protect patients and ensure ethical practice. The report considers the legal ramifications of data breaches and the importance of interpreting for patients while upholding ethical principles. It also stresses the importance of a nurse's code of conduct, which helps nurses make decisions regarding patient care and treatment.

Context of Nursing
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Contents
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TASK-1
The Nursing and midwifery board of Australia (NMBA) has been developed and approved
by new code of conduct in regards of nurses, code of conduct for midwives. The primary role of
(NMBA) is to protect the public by ensuring all tasks should be qualified or trained by expertise.
The primary mechanism by which involves objective of medical professionals, who are not only
meet all kind of essential standards but it is also conduct their practice in accordance to The
NMBA’s standards of norms (Forrester, 2018). On the basis of Case study, it has been identified
that Jamie’s apply the legal action against the Registered Nurses, if any kind of data breach
situation occurs.
According to the code of ethics 2018 and NMBA, Registered Nurses deals with health
information of patient such as Salvatore’s. it should consider ethical approach in order to protect
or secure personal information. Nurses, midwives are always care about the individual people
who can heavily regulated by wide range of different legislation, codes and guidelines. At that
time, it can define professional standards, practices and behaviour of nurses (Lewis, 2020). As
much as nurses try to avoid such a kind of unprofessional ethics but sometimes, Breaches in
nursing ethics, depending on the certain kind of incident. It may applicable against discipline
from their state board of nursing.
According to the given scenario, Jamie's actions have breached the Nursing and midwifery
board of Australia (NMBA), but it has been described about the code of conduct for nurses. In
this ethical codes, Personal information of patient such as medical history, contact detail. If any
kind of information leaked by end of nurses, according to code of ethics. This kind of situation
will be developed the breach.
As given study, Health Records Act 2001 law use by Jamie have taken legal action if a
patient and his family complaint about misuse of health detailed. That’s why, Jamie provide full
information of code of ethics and engage with health practitioners. In order to resolve queries of
patient and his family as immediately (Lyons & Bliss, 2018).
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In case study, Jamie has interacted with Salvatore’s family, he was explained everything
about the better health care service. This can support for implementing suitable action against
breach, if any kind of illegal practices identified. On the basis of Nurse Code of conduct (2018),
the registered Nurse has been provided the better wound dressing services to the patient like
Salvatore’s. All nurses and midwives have their own personal belief, values but code of conduct
provide the excellent standard of conduct, and behavior of nurses will completely change.
Jamie should be adopted a new Code of conduct (2018) related to the Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia. By using this code, Jamie have implemented the day to day
practice and help to understand the requirement of patient, using responsibilities in caring for
patients in safe, ethical and effective ways (Mather & Cummings, 2019). As per consideration of
Nurse’s code of professional conduct (2018), it has been designed ethical rules So that every
nurses can use them in order to take essential decision in regards of patient care or treatment. If a
patient like Jamie’s Salvatore seems a lack of understanding or capacity. He was unable to
communicate a choice about treatment or procedures. At that time, Jamie actions have breached
to protect and give a better healthcare treatment services.
TASK-2
According to the case study, the nurse’s primary professional responsibility is to provide the
better health care treatment. Jamie was able act as interpreter for registered Nurses, when she
asked Salvatore, if it could do the dressing of Salvatore (Patient). He was asking a lot of
questions in regards of treatment, but nurses was able to give answer but Jamie can do work as
interpreting.
During treatment of Salvatore (Patient), Registered Nurses have been considered the
International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of ethics for nurses (2012). This kind of legal code
of ethics will guide nurses for action based on social values. In order to fulfill all essential need
or requirement for individual people (Blackwood & Chiarella, 2020). Jamie, he was able to focus
on the living document, if applied to the realities of nursing and health care in changing the
society.
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To achieve the purpose of ICN code of ethics in context of nurses (2012), it must be applied
the Code on the basis of international aspects and used by nurses in different aspects of their
work. The ICN Code of ethics For Nurse (2012) offer a best platform for reflection on different
responsibilities of nurses. These are increasingly interconnected the problem of patient, in order
to prevent illness and alleviate suffering. In order to link with case study and identify that
Purpose of ICN code of ethics, which is helping the Jamie, nurses to sever as basic discussion on
health policies (Linton & Koonmen, 2020). He was already awareness regarding code of ethics
2012 which means that assign a specific tasks. for Example- Registered Nurses are doing the
wound dressing of patient and insists Jamie to promote the best health practices.
International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of ethics for nurses (2012) consists of different
elements. According to case study, Registered Nurses will assist the Jamie, he was translating the
standards into action. It provide the better health care facilities that respect patient rights, protect
his sensitive information regarding medical history, treatment (Tisdale & Symenuk, 2020). In the
given study, Registered Nurse has been insists the patient family to monitor and track health
status, but it is also promoting effective treatment by nursing staff, where they can establish a
good coordination with individual people and use their own competencies.
Nurses, Jamie have been followed the “Code of ethics for nurses” (2012), it means that
create awareness of patient families in regards of legal ethical rights. If any kind of dis-
agreement situation occurs, when applicable the code of ethics for nurses 2012, in order to
maintain a proper coordination between professional nursing staff and patient, his family
members. This can participate as develop mechanism in order to represent a safeguard the
patient, family members, when their health care treatment is endangered by health care personnel
(Gallagher, 2020). Jamie is first year student on his clinical placement in hospital. He was
consults with registered nurse in order to provide the brief guideline position statement and
discussion related patient or his family members in regards of safeguarding. This kind of
engagement will support for eliminating any kind of conflict and also handle health facilities or
services.
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