Introduction Within this paper, the case study involving Mr. J’s emergency admission to a rural hospital will be discussed in relation to the legal and ethical implications that had taken place during his admission. These implications will be analysed and explored through the use and comparison of the Nurses Code of Conduct in Australia, as well as nursing frameworks and ethical expectations and standards for practicing nurses. Ethical morals and motives may also be discussed throughout this paper, relating to underlying problems and identification of core actions that could have prevented Mr. J’s death, had further action been taken.
Nursing Code and Conduct Each nurse is held to a certain expectation, of which must be upheld while caring …show more content…
The issue of ethical responsibility, (Australian Nursing Council, 2008), can also be considered as the nurse didn 't follow up or take any further actions in relation to the pathology results, arguably leading to the patients death. Therefore, this can be argued that the nurse didn 't reach an appropriate or expected level of care in relation to the nursing code of conduct nor responsibility to the patient, (Australian Nursing Council, 2008), and can be considered as neglect to the patient, (I. McGrath, personal communication, August, 2015), as his needs weren 't met and the nurses duty of care to the patient was not …show more content…
J was discussed in relation to the legal and ethical implications that had occurred during his admission following an emergency appendectomy. With reference to the Nursing Code of Conduct in Australia, the ethical morals and responsibility of the nurse caring for Mr. J was discussed, suggesting that the nurses care was not upheld to an adequate standard as the nurses duty of care reflected the patients death following emergency surgery and abnormal pathology results. These implications lead to both ethical and legal dilemmas as negligence part-takes ethical issues in a result of the nurses care, as the patients needs were not
Nursing Code and Conduct Each nurse is held to a certain expectation, of which must be upheld while caring …show more content…
The issue of ethical responsibility, (Australian Nursing Council, 2008), can also be considered as the nurse didn 't follow up or take any further actions in relation to the pathology results, arguably leading to the patients death. Therefore, this can be argued that the nurse didn 't reach an appropriate or expected level of care in relation to the nursing code of conduct nor responsibility to the patient, (Australian Nursing Council, 2008), and can be considered as neglect to the patient, (I. McGrath, personal communication, August, 2015), as his needs weren 't met and the nurses duty of care to the patient was not …show more content…
J was discussed in relation to the legal and ethical implications that had occurred during his admission following an emergency appendectomy. With reference to the Nursing Code of Conduct in Australia, the ethical morals and responsibility of the nurse caring for Mr. J was discussed, suggesting that the nurses care was not upheld to an adequate standard as the nurses duty of care reflected the patients death following emergency surgery and abnormal pathology results. These implications lead to both ethical and legal dilemmas as negligence part-takes ethical issues in a result of the nurses care, as the patients needs were not