Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: NURS5257C
Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: Carylin Lenehan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
City Campus:
- Simone Allison
- Email: simone.allison@rmit.edu.au
- Phone: 03 9925 4809
Bundoora Campus:
- Erica Keen
- Email: erica.keen@rmit.edu.au
- Phone: 03 9925 6649
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not Applicable
Course Description
This course includes the skills and knowledge required for an Enrolled/Division 2 nurse to perform within the legal and ethical parameters of professional practice, supporting client rights and meeting duty of care requirements
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN509B Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice |
Element: |
1) Perform within legal ðical parameters of professional nursing practice 2) Perform within legal ðical parameters of professional nursing practice 3) Apply an understanding of the legal framework 4) Apply an understanding of the legal framework 5) Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice 6) Support the rights interests & needs of clients & their families 7) Apply open disclosure processes
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Apply a clear understanding of legal and regulatory acts/guidelines as they impact on nursing practice 2.1 Work with an understanding of how the law operates in relation to nursing practice with regard to legal processes, principle and penalties 3.1 Work with a clear understanding of the concept of ethics and its place in nursing practice 4.1 Comply with legal responsibilities and duty of care in all care activities and interactions with clients and their families and carers 5.1 Work with an understanding of the principles and processes of open disclosure in a health care environment
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
• Perform within the legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing practice
• Apply an understanding of the legal framework
• Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice
• Support the rights, interests and needs of clients and their families
• Apply open disclosure processes
Details of Learning Activities
• Simulation/Scenario
• Facilitated class discussion
• Small Group Work
Teaching Schedule
Lesson 1: Perform within legal ðical parameters of professional nursing practice -Legal Frameworks
• Define the legislation governing nursing practice in Australia, including the Health Practitioner Regulation and National Law Act 2009
• Define the role, core activities and responsibilities of organisations, which are responsible for the regulation of nurses in Australia.
• Identify any recent changes regulatory/professionals organisations have undergone, and why these have occurred
• Define the relevance of the regulatory organisations to the Enrolled Nurse
Lesson 2: Perform within legal ðical parameters of professional nursing practice - The Role of the EN
• Define & discuss the concepts of competency, & the EN’s scope of practice
• Discuss the ANMC competency standards for the EN, & their relevance to the Diploma of Nursing
• Discuss the Code of Ethics, & Professional Code of Conduct
Lesson 3: Apply an understanding of the legal framework - Australian Law – part 1
• Discuss Australian law, including the relationship of between healthcare workers & the law
• Discuss the formation & administration of Australian Law, including common pieces of legislation relevant to nurses
• Describe the differences between criminal & civil law, & their associated key terms
• Define assault, battery & negligence, including duty of care
• Define consent, & the legal requirements of a valid consent
Lesson 4: Apply an understanding of the legal framework - Australian Law Part 2
• Revise key terms from session 3
• Define false imprisonment & restraint, & discuss the EN’s responsibilities when caring for a patient requiring physical restraint
• Define mandatory reporting, & discuss the EN’s responsibilities for reporting actual/potential child abuse
• Define ‘notifiable conduct’ of health professionals, & the EN’s responsibilities
Lesson 5: Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice
• Define ethics, & the principles of healthcare ethics
• Define ethical rules of professional client relationships
• Discuss/Describe strategies to resolve ethical dilemmas
• Discuss the importance of advocacy in protecting client rights
Lesson 6: Support the rights interests & needs of clients & their families Life & Death Decisions
• Discuss the Medical Treatment Act 1988,including the patient’s right to refuse treatment
• Discuss issues associated with terminal illness/end of life care, including capacity to make health care decisions, living wills & advanced care directives
• Identify & describe the services provided by the Office of the Public Advocate, & the Victorian Civil & Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• Identify & discuss the roles & responsibilities of the State coroner
• Identify & discuss the EN’s roles & responsibilities in supporting people to make life & decisions
Lesson 7: Apply open disclosure processes
• Review the role of the coroner & the EN’s responsibilities in preparing for a coroners case, including open disclosure & documentation
• Review decision making strategies for ethical dilemmas, including life & death decisions
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
NO presecribed text for this course |
References
Recommended reading: |
Other Resources
All Classroom powerpoints will be posted on student Blackboard
Overview of Assessment
Written Assignment 100%
Attendance of Placement & Competency Completion
Assessment Tasks
All assessment tasks will be discussed on first lesson of this course and expectations for assessment
All assessments must have a competency grade to be deemed competent
Classroom attendance of 80% requirement for competency
Minimum grade to be deemed competent is 60%
Clinical placement 100% attendance required for competency (over placement 1 and placement 2)
Assessment Matrix
- 60 -69 - CAG
- 70 -79 - CC
- 80 -89 - CDI
- 90 -100 - CHD
Other Information
Essential knowledge:
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role
These include knowledge of:
• Application of legislation to Enrolled/Division 2 nurse practice
• Application of ethical principles to Enrolled/Division 2 nurse practice
• definitions of ethics, bioethics and nursing ethics
• theoretical concepts informing ethical conduct
• A moral decision making model
• Contemporary ethical issues:
• Autonomy
• non-maleficence
• beneficence
• justice
• rights
• Law:
• civil law
• common law
• court system
• precedent
• sources
• statute law
• types
• Law of torts:
• negligence
• trespass
• assault and battery
• types of consent
• valid consent
• legal and intellectual capacity
• false imprisonment
• defamation
• The coroner, including:
• coronial inquests
• functions of the coroner
• giving evidence to the coroner
• Models of documentation
• Principles of confidentiality and privacy responsibilities
Essential skills:
It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role
These include the ability to:
• Address legal requirements of nursing documentation
• Apply knowledge of:
• legislation related to nursing practice
• duty of care
• scope of practice of the Enrolled/Division 2 nurse
• legal requirements of nursing documentation
• Apply professional standards of practice:
• ANMC code of conduct
• ANMC code of ethics
• ANMC national Enrolled/Division 2 nurse competency standards
• state/territory Nurse Regulatory Nurses Act
• state/territory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authority standards of practice
• scope of nursing practice decision making framework
• Support rights of clients and their family.
• Use interpersonal skills including working with others, using sensitivity when dealing with people and relating to persons from differing cultural, social and religious backgrounds
• Use oral communication skills (language competence) required to fulfil job roles as specified by the organisation/service. Oral communication skills include interviewing techniques, asking questions, active listening, asking for clarification
• Use written communication skills (literacy competence) required to fulfil job roles as specified by organisation/service - reading, writing and understanding client documentation in relation to legal requirements
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