Reference no: EM133916033 , Length: word count:1500
Inquiry for Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice
LEGAL ISSUES
Use WA or commonwealth legislation - laws from other states do not apply.
Refer to specific sections of the legislation.
Case law should be ideally Australian or English, but American and Canadian case law may also apply.
The best way to find relevant case law is to use the cases provided in the textbook, seminar PowerPoints or in your reading list.
CONSENT - Choose only ONE policy / ONE law, which include the WA Health Consent to Treatment Policy, case law.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Identify ONE Professional framework and then choose either ONE RN Standard by NMBA/ ONE Domain with principles by NMBA
/ ONE Element of the Code by ICN
ETHICS
You need to identify, define, describe and apply to the case study TWO bioethical principle
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice
Consider what actions would support or not support each principle.
In your discussion describe how the TWO ethical principles are applied to case study and how the TWO chosen ethical principles are breached in the case study by giving recommendations. Also explain the application of ethical theories in this case study. Get top-rated assignment help now.
REFERENCES
Minimum 10 references
Do not cite your lecturer or seminar leader - we are not experts in this field
You do not need to reference the case study given for assessment 3
Access the official documents, not the websites
Refer to the library guide for how to reference standards, legislation, case law correctly
Refer to the library guide to reference direct quotes correctly
Use direct quotes sparingly, paraphrase in preference to direct quotes
Use appropriate academic references
NOT Fact sheets, Patient information forms, Better Health Channel, Wikipedia, Mayoclinic.org, Clevelandclinic.org, Wisegeek.com, Sciencebob.com, or Youtube.com
Page Format refer to APA format
Reference the most recent textbook. Any other books should be less than 10 years old, and journal articles less than 5 years old
PRESENTATION
Consider calculating how many words equals 1 mark; this can help guide you with how many words you should devote to a 1-mark section compared to a 12-mark section, for example.