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Assessment description: Multiple Perspectives - Ethical dimensions (moral responsibilities)

This assessment will be based on a clinical narrative and presented in the form of short answer responses to four (4) questions. You will need to provide;

1. Cover page or header with;
the unit number
unit title
assignment title
your student number (not included in the word count)
actual word count (not the assigned word count
(Principle: identification and clarity of purpose)

Structured short answers (remember the word count for this assignment is 800-1000 words, your answers will need to be informative but concise and structured with an introductory statement, a brief but informative discussion, and a concluding statement;
Include in-text citations using relevant, mostly peer reviewed literature published within five (5) years, or,
some recently published textbooks, or,
some seminal works
(Principle: scholarly academic writing using evidence to inform arguments or position taken, ethical approach to using the ideas of others)

2. Define/discuss/review/reflect; focus on ethical dimensions from multiple perspectives in relation to a provided clinical narrative in response to four set questions (full information will be provided on CANVAS)

Unit Learning Outcome focus in this assignment:

2.Explore ethical dimensions of practice using multiple perspectives

BN Course Learning Outcomes (NMBA Standards for Practice, 2016)

• Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
• Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships
• Maintains the capability for practice
• Comprehensively conducts assessments
• Develops a plan for nursing practice
• Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
• Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

Assessment 1

Practice Analysis and Reflection - Healthcare Relationships and the Law

Short Answer Questions

Healthcare is a moral and collective endeavour. Ethical work in healthcare is broader in scope than care or treatment decisions. Managerial or political decisions, lifestyle choice, and sharing of risk also raise ethical issues. When alliances breakdown between patients and healthcare professionals or among disciplines in the team divisions can develop and distrust and feelings of betrayal may have damaging effects far beyond the immediate circle of people involved. Successful healthcare relies on many negotiations and compromises and the privacy of the conversations between individuals is protected by law. The impression of ethical practice is therefore often shaped by the ‘out of the ordinary', complex and sometimes extreme cases, and these are often shared by the mainstream and social media (Wintrup, 2019).

The focus of this assignment is not necessarily on how to reach a decision in a given situation. The goal is to recognise and become attuned to the moral aspects of everyday care and to consider your role as a healthcare student and future healthcare professional. The focus is on moral theory and ethical healthcare practice. Moral justification is important in moral decision making. Use ethical principles, moral rights theory, virtue ethics, and an ethic of care to frame your answers.

After you have read the above passage, answer the following four (4) short-answer questions using the guidelines for Assessment Three posted to Canvas. Each answer should be 200-250 words in length and the usual guidelines for academic writing and referencing apply. There is a scenario provided for each question and your task is evaluate and discuss your answer in relation to the related scenario and moral and ethical theory.

ONE (Four Ethical Principles)

A young man living in a remote community receives burns to his lower leg. He is flown by air ambulance to the city and is treated in the burns unit. Following a period of rehabilitation, he returns to the community with two pressure garments, the standard allocation per client, to be worn for scar management. The visiting health team conducted a follow up assessment four (4) weeks after his return. He had stopped wearing the pressure garments after two (2) weeks as the elasticity had deteriorated because he does not wear shoes. The pressure garments are not wearable.

QUESTION ONE (1): Identify and discuss the ethical issues in this case using the four principles approach' That is; acting for the good of individuals and society (beneficence), refraining from harming others (non-maleficence), being fair (justice), and allowing others to make decisions and act according to their own wishes (autonomy). Give reasons for your answers.

QUESTION TWO (2): What are the ethical principles raised in this case? Give reasons for your answers.

QUESTION THREE (3): If you were to conduct a ‘vulnerability assessment' on the mother and son featured in this case, what would your conclusions be? Outline the basis upon which you would make your assessment in terms of the ethical issues raised in this case.

QUESTION FOUR (4): Were the nurses ‘right' or ‘wrong' to assist with euthanising the patients? Give reasons for your answer.

Attachment:- Ethical dimensions.rar