Ethical dilemma assignment
Weight 35% Length: 1500 +/- 10% words Write a 1500 word essay, discussing the legal and ethical issues that arose in your chosen scenario. The task is to discuss the legal and ethical issues that arise in your scenario, with consideration to be given to duty of care, professional practice standards, mandatory reporting and any other relevant law or regulation that has been discussed in this unit of study. Consider the ethical dilemmas for the nurse as well as how other stakeholders have been impacted. In doing so, you must apply and demonstrate an understanding of one of the decision making frameworks covered in this course, with a justification for the model you have chosen. Finally, please include a personal reflection on the issues, reflecting on how what you have learned from this scenario might be included in your future practice. You must use quality, primary sources of information. Primary sources are the original source of information, not a summary that someone has written about someone elses work. Please use the resources section of this unit for further information on this. Sources must be good quality, academic sources. This does not include Wikipedia or WebMD for example. In fact, most website sources will be secondary sources. Please use the most recent like the last five years references from Australia first. Please use in-text citations in all references or evidence. All writing that is not your own idea should be referenced. You are required to use APA 7 referencing. Information about referencing and further assistance on this can be sought from the University library website.
Presentation - attention to brevity, clarity, and sequencing of information.
Writing - spelling, grammar, paragraph and sentence structure and use of terminology that meets academic standards. Written in narrative form, i.e. avoiding dot points and lists.
| 3 pts | 2 pts | 1 pts | 0 pts |
| Exemplary | Accomplished | Beginning | Not satisfactory |
| Addresses all | Addresses most of | Address some of | Does not follow any |
| components to an exemplary level. | these components well. | these components well. | standards, no logical flow, unable to understand the meaning. |
Introduction: Introduction the topic with an attention grabbing first line. Provides a brief background to the issue. Defines key terms. Clearly states the purpose of the essay. States why the topic is important.
| 2 to >1.5 pts | 1.5 to >0.9 pts | 0.9 to >0.5 pts | 0.5 to >0 pts |
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| Addresses all | Addresses most of | Address some of | Fails to address these |
| components to an | these components | these components | components entirely |
| exemplary level. | well. | well. | or mostly. |
Legislation, standards and ethics: Addresses relevant legislation Addresses relevant standards Addresses relevant ethical issues
| 8 to >6.0 pts | 6 to >4.0 pts | 4 to >2.0 pts | 2 to >0 pts |
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| exemplary level. | well. | well. | or mostly. |
Consideration of stakeholders: Considers the patient Considers the carer/family Considers the general public Considers the hospital reputation, risk management etc Considers the individual nurse Considers the reputation of the nursing profession
| 8 to >6.0 pts | 6 to >4.0 pts | 4 to >2.0 pts | 2 to >0 pts |
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Decision making and reflection: Clearly outlines the decision making framework was used Provides a justification for that framework Provides a reflection on what was learned (by the student) including how that reflection will impact their future practice
| 8 to >6.0 pts | 6 to >4.0 pts | 4 to >2.0 pts | 2 to >0 pts |
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Conclusion: Summarises the key points of the essays Draws a conclusion what has been achieved in the essay? Doesnt introduce any new information
| 2 to >1.6 pts | 1.6 to >1.1 pts | 1.1 to >0.6 pts | 0.6 to >0 pts |
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| Addresses all | Addresses most of | Address some of | these components |
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References: In text referencing complies with APA 7 formatting Reference list complies with APA7 formatting Uses primary sources Uses quality sources
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Total Points: 35 Assignment - Scenario An experienced nurse, Nurse Z on your ward, had been occasionally showing up to work cearly under the influence of alcohol She mainly worked night duty and had worked at the hospital for 15 years. You know she has a turbulent home ife and abusive marriage. She is liked by many of her nursing coeagues who often ook out for her regarding picking up her slack at work, covering for her mistakes and sometimes even putting her to seep n a spare hospital bed or quietly sending her home when she was too dr unk to complete her shift. You are a junior nurse working on this ward and are feeling very uncomfortable about what is happening. Your workload is increasing as you often need to take her patients and Nurse Z is often on night duty with you, leaving you alone to manage the patients, when she sleeps. You mention your concerns to one of your colleagues who tells you not to mention t to the NUM as she will ose her job, and that you have to stick together You notice a change in the way other members of staff are treating you. They dont sit with you at lunch and dont invite you to activities outside of work, which they were doing before, and often see themtalking together and when yo u getclose they stop talking. You sense they are gossiping about you. Last week, Nurse Z came to work ntoxicated and made a significant medication administration error that caused a patients death. Her impaired condition and alcohol problem could no onger be hidden and came to lght in the worst of circumstances. The NUM reported a complaint for the medication error, impairment, and patient death. The NUM asks to see you n her office, where she asks you why you had not mentioned that Nurse Z was intoxicated when working with you on that shift and that this had put the patients at risk.
| BOOK Law & Ethics for Health Practitioners Sonia AllanElsevier202 |
| ARTICLE An Ethics Framework for a Learning Health Care System: A Departure from Traditional Research Ethics and Clinical Ethics Ruth R. Faden,Nancy E. Kass,Steven N. Goodman,Peter Pronovost,Sean Tunis,Tom L. BeauchampHastings Center Report43(s1)2013/01/01S16 - S27 |
| ELECTRONIC ARTICLE A Unified Code of Ethics for Health Professionals: Insights From an IOM Workshop Matthew K. WyniaSandeep P. Kishore,Cynthia D. BelarAmerican Medical Association3112014/02/26 |
WEBSITE Professional Standards including Nurse Code of Conduct | BOOK CHAPTER Introduction to ethics and ethical decision making Allan, S.i Law and Ethics for Healh Practitioners.by Alla, S. |
| BOOK CHAPTER Case studies : Guided application of legal and ethical principles Allan, S. (2019)i Law and Ethics for Healh Practitionersby Ala, S. (20 Note: Please access Chapter 18, Case studies : Guided application of legal and ethical principles |
