Essay Scope of Practice and Professional Nursing Practice – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

 Learning Outcomes 

K1 – Explore the ethical, legal and professional frameworks that underpin professional nursing in Australia. 

K2 – Discuss the application of these frameworks in relation to scope of practice and professional nursing practice. 

K4 – Identify the legal and ethical roles and responsibilities of professional nurses, including responses to critical incidents and vulnerable populations. 

S1 Critically analyse and demonstrate an understanding of legal and ethical issues for health care. 

S2 – Explain the scope of practice and professional regulation of nursing. 

S3 – Investigate methods of managing information effectively from a legal perspective, in maintaining freedom of information and consumer rights as a health professional. 

S4 – Analyse the outcomes of the application of professional frameworks for the nurse and individuals, groups, communities and populations. 

A1 – Differentiate between legal and ethical issues and apply principles of law and ethics that influence nursing practice. 

A2 – Demonstrate knowledge of common law and statute law pertinent to health professional practice. 

A3 – Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for professional regulation and nursing registration. 

A4 – Maintain consumer rights and a person-centred focus that is legally and ethically sound in clinical decision-making. 

Task description 

Essay Topic 

Critically identify and discuss the relevant legal and ethical considerations in relation to the case study. 

Focus on the following areas: 

• The Australian Charter of Health Care Rights; 

• Consent, confidentiality and privacy; 

• Duty of care / breach of duty of care; 

• Elements required for an action of medical negligence; 

• The four (4) main bioethical principles, according to Beauchamp and Childress, Atkins et al (2017) and how each of these apply to this case study.