Posted: September 12th, 2015

Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse

Base your case based essay on one of the five scenarios presented. You are required to identify and analyze the main issues inherent in the scenario and make appropriate recommendations to address these issues. Please use scholarly journal articles to support your analysis.

Length: 2000 words

 

The essay should be on any of these 5 scenarios
SCENARIO 1
You witness a nurse being very rough with and yelling at a confused patient who is not cooperating.
What is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?

References
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2006). Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia in your response. Retrieved from https://online.cdu.edu.au/bbcswebdav/courses/NUR120_Sem2_2015/6_New-Code-of-Professional-Conduct-for-Nurses-August-2008-1–2.pdf

SCENARIO 2
You see a male nurse removing the underwear of an elderly Aboriginal woman against her will. You question him and he tells you he is preparing her for theater and it is mandatory that all patients remove their underwear prior to going for surgery.
What is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?

SCENARIO 3
You overhear two nurses in the tea room speaking disrespectfully about a fellow student nurse.
What is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?
SCENARIO 4
You are verbally ordered to give a patient some analgesia. After you have administered the drug the doctor changes the order and tells you that if anyone asks you only administered half the dose.
What is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?
SCENARIO 5
A patient who is terminally ill and in a lot of pain begs you to end her life.
What is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?

 

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