Nursing Video Presentation Transcript: Ethics, Law, and Practice

This document is a transcript of a video presentation created by a nursing student at a university, focusing on the application of ethical, legal, and professional frameworks in nursing practice, using a specific case study. The presentation discusses key concepts such as the nursing code of practice, the Australian Charter of Health Care Rights, duty of care, reasonable standards of care, and medical negligence. It examines the responsibilities of nurses in ensuring patient safety and the consequences of failing to adhere to professional standards, highlighting the role of the coroner in cases of suspicious patient deaths. The student analyzes the case study to illustrate how lapses in care, such as failure to monitor oxygen saturation levels and inaccurate documentation, can lead to adverse patient outcomes and legal repercussions. The presentation emphasizes the importance of ethical conduct and adherence to legal obligations within the nursing profession to ensure patient well-being. The references provided support the concepts discussed in the presentation.

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Nursing code of practice/conduct/ethics
The Code includes a set of statements which together indicate what nurses, midwives and
nursing assistants behave like in good practice. It places patient and facility user's interests
first, is effective and safe, and strengthens trust by professionalism.
The nurses looking after Peter were not abiding to the codes of practice and registered severe
lapses in their code of conduct. No oxygen saturation level was being shared by the nurses to
each other which resulted in deterioration of his health.
Australian Charter of Health Care Rights
According to the seven rights of the Australian Charter of Health Care Rights, it is important
for the patient to receive the best treatment possible from the nursing community and the
physicians. The right of the patient to safety is the right to be able to receive high-quality and
safe healthcare such that a positive health outcome is established. Peter was unable to receive
the best of care and a severe health result was observed.
Duty of Care
As a measure to maintain the health outcome of the patient, a legal obligation in the avatar of
duty of care had been introduced in which every medical professional is liable to adhere to
the standards relevant for their profession and provide the best care (Water et al., 2017). In
the case study, Peter was not provided with the best care and the nursing professionals failed
to acknowledge the deteriorating condition resulting in medical negligence.
The concept of “Reasonable standard of care”
Reasonable care is the degree of risk and consideration that would be used in similar
situations by a normally cautious and reasonable individual. This is a norm used to assess a
statutory obligation and whether the obligation has been fulfilled (Driscoll & Masters, 2018).
In the case of Peter, no reasonable standard of care was established as the nurses failed to
observe the oxygen saturation level. One of the nurses made up the observation of the patient
which made the health of the patient deteriorate further and a death was observed.
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Medical negligence
Nurses are liable to me held negligent in adhering to their practices, and if convicted, may be
jailed. In the case of Peter, the nurse had failed to document the changing vital signs of the
patient and inform the medical professional. In addition, the nurse failed to adhere to the
standards of care, failed to assess and monitor the condition of the patient at regular intervals
which resulted in generating a negative health outcome for the patient.
Coroner
The death of the patient was found to be suspicious because of the circumstance under which
he was found to be unresponsive (Charles et al., 2017). It could not be immediately
understood that if the oxygen saturation level of the patient was 82%, then why that would
result in an untimely death. A wrong or a fake medical report was being presented about the
improvement of the condition which required the assistance if coroner and hence, it was
referred to them.
Summary
After analysing the case study, it can be understood that the nursing professionals like the
enrolled nurse and the ward nurse are accountable for the generation of a negative health
outcome for Peter.
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References
Charles, A., Cross, W., & Griffiths, D. (2017). What do clinicians understand about deaths
reportable to the Coroner?. Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 51, 76-80.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.07.024
Driscoll, K., & Masters, K. (2018). Law and Professional Nursing Practice. Role
Development in Professional Nursing Practice, 405.
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