Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: NURS5386C

Course Title: Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: Bundoora Campus

Program: C5365 - Diploma of Nursing

Course Contact: Jaye Keating

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4845

Course Contact Email: jaye.keating@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

There are no pre-requisites for this unit of competency.

Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to within work legal and ethical parameters in professional nursing practice, including supporting rights and meeting duty of care requirements.

 

This course applies to enrolled nursing work carried out in consultation and collaboration with registered nurses, and under supervisory arrangements aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia regulatory authority legislative requirements.

 

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.


This course includes clinical placement.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTENN008 Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

Element:

1. Perform within scope of professional nursing practice.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify legal and regulatory requirements including Acts and guidelines, and explain how these requirements impact own nursing practice. 1.2 Comply with requirements of current legislation related to nursing practice and identify implications of non-compliance. 1.3 Apply codes of ethics, codes of conduct and the content of enrolled nurse competency standards for practice in own nursing practice. 1.4 Function within the scope of jurisdictional requirements for enrolled nurse practice. 1.5 Respond to each person in accordance with organisation policy and procedures, including responding appropriately and sensitively to complaints. 1.6 Refer outside requests for a person s information to a registered nurse. 1.7 Complete all documentation in accordance with State/Territory legislation and organisation policy and procedures. 1.8 Monitor own compliance with legal obligations and requirements.

Element:

2. Apply knowledge of the legal framework to nursing practice.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of relevant law, including legal processes, principles and penalties in own nursing practice. 2.2 Accurately apply concepts of negligence, duty of care and vicarious liability to professional practice as an enrolled nurse. 2.3 Obtain required consent to treatment from each person before undertaking treatment or processes. 2.4 Apply principles of restraint appropriately, demonstrating the correct intent and application of restraint. 2.5 Use correct common legal terms associated with nursing practice, and correctly interpret their meaning and implications for nursing practice. 2.6 Apply legal requirements and organisation expectations and requirements in writing reports in own nursing practice. 2.7 Apply mandatory reporting processes in line with jurisdictional requirements. 2.8 Observe the person s privacy and confidentiality requirements in accordance with legislative requirements and organisation policy and procedures. 2.9 Interpret referrals or requests for tests on receipt, ensuring the nature and requirements of tests are correctly identified, and seek clarification where required.

Element:

3. Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify and describe the concept of ethics and its place in nursing practice. 3.2 Demonstrate ethical practice in own interactions with the person and their family or carers and colleagues. 3.3 Maintain own awareness of contemporary ethical issues and potential conflicts of interest that may impact nursing practice. 3.4 Identify, document and report potential ethical issues in accordance with organisation policies and procedures. 3.5 Develop and implement strategies to resolve ethical issues within own nursing practice in accordance with role parameters.    

Element:

4. Support the rights, interests and needs of the person and their family.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Comply with legal responsibilities and duty of care requirements in all care activities and other interactions with the person, their family and carer. 4.2 Support the person s rights, interests and decisions. 4.3 Encourage the person to exercise their right to make informed decisions about their care. 4.4 Demonstrate respect and support for the dignity of the person and their family members. 4.5 Advocate for the person, their family or carer in accordance with jurisdictional enrolled nurse scope of practice.

Element:

5. Apply open disclosure processes.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Research and reflect on the practice of open disclosure and how it applies to own role as an enrolled nurse. 5.2 Apply the principles and processes of open disclosure in own work in a health care environment. 5.3 Identify the roles of other health care workers in relation to open disclosure.    

Learning Outcomes


The critical learning for this course takes place in clinical placement within the health sector and within simulations in RMIT laboratories.

You will be instructed in skills through demonstration, modelling and role-play. Skills development is supported by lectures on theory and underpinning knowledge, classroom discussions, group work, research and reflective practice.

 

 

On completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Perform within scope of professional nursing practice.

    1.1 Identify legal and regulatory requirements including Acts and guidelines, and explain how these requirements impact own nursing practice.

    1.2 Comply with requirements of current legislation related to nursing practice and identify implications of non-compliance.

    1.3 Apply codes of ethics, codes of conduct and the content of enrolled nurse competency standards for practice in own nursing practice.

    1.4 Function within the scope of jurisdictional requirements for enrolled nurse practice.

    1.5 Respond to each person in accordance with organisation policy and procedures, including responding appropriately and sensitively to complaints.

    1.6 Refer outside requests for a person’s information to a registered nurse.

    1.7 Complete all documentation in accordance with State/Territory legislation and organisation policy and procedures.

    1.8 Monitor own compliance with legal obligations and requirements.

  2. Apply knowledge of the legal framework to nursing practice.

    2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of relevant law, including legal processes, principles and penalties in own nursing practice.

    2.2 Accurately apply concepts of negligence, duty of care and vicarious liability to professional practice as an enrolled nurse.

    2.3 Obtain required consent to treatment from each person before undertaking treatment or processes.

    2.4 Apply principles of restraint appropriately, demonstrating the correct intent and application of restraint.

    2.5 Use correct common legal terms associated with nursing practice, and correctly interpret their meaning and implications for nursing practice.

    2.6 Apply legal requirements and organisation expectations and requirements in writing reports in own nursing practice.

    2.7 Apply mandatory reporting processes in line with jurisdictional requirements.

    2.8 Observe the person’s privacy and confidentiality requirements in accordance with legislative requirements and organisation policy and procedures.

    2.9 Interpret referrals or requests for tests on receipt, ensuring the nature and requirements of tests are correctly identified, and seek clarification where required.

  3. Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice.

    3.1 Identify and describe the concept of ethics and its place in nursing practice.

    3.2 Demonstrate ethical practice in own interactions with the person and their family or carers and colleagues.

    3.3 Maintain own awareness of contemporary ethical issues and potential conflicts of interest that may impact nursing practice.

    3.4 Identify, document and report potential ethical issues in accordance with organisation policies and procedures.

    3.5 Develop and implement strategies to resolve ethical issues within own nursing practice in accordance with role parameters.

  4. Support the rights, interests and needs of the person and their family.

    4.1 Comply with legal responsibilities and duty of care requirements in all care activities and other interactions with the person, their family and carer.

    4.2 Support the person’s rights, interests and decisions.

    4.3 Encourage the person to exercise their right to make informed decisions about their care.

    4.4 Demonstrate respect and support for the dignity of the person and their family members.

    4.5 Advocate for the person, their family or carer in accordance with jurisdictional enrolled nurse scope of practice.

  5. Apply open disclosure processes.

    5.1 Research and reflect on the practice of open disclosure and how it applies to own role as an enrolled nurse.

    5.2 Apply the principles and processes of open disclosure in own work in a health care environment.

    5.3 Identify the roles of other health care workers in relation to open disclosure.


Details of Learning Activities

Face to Face Classroom teaching, Role play Presentations,Tutorials, On Line learning activities, Clinical Placement, Student Directed Learning


Teaching Schedule

Week Number

Class title

Assessment

Week 8 commencing 26th August 2019

Scope of professional practice

 

Week 11 commencing 23 September 2019

Legal Framework of Nursing

 Assessment 1 will open

Week 12 Commencing 30th September 2019

Ethical Concepts and clinical practice

 

Week 13 Commencing 7th October 2019

Rights, interests and needs of the person and their family

Assessment 1 is due 26/08/19

Assessment 2 will open 

Week 15 Commencing 21st October 2019

Open Disclosure

 

Assessment 2 due

27/10/19

Week 16 Commencing 28th October 2019

Student Directed

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Law for nurses and midwives 8th ed

By: Staunton, Chiarella Elsevier NMBA AHPRA


Overview of Assessment

 This assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities.

 

You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment tasks

 

Assessment

Assessment 1

Written research (Online)

Assessment 2

Case study (Online)

Assessment 3

Clinical placement

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1:  Written Research Online Assessment

This assessment task supports knowledge assessment. On line quiz demonstrating Knowledge of the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics, The NMBA Code of Conduct and the NMBA Nursing Regulations for Enrolled Nurses.

National unit/s code

 

HLTENN008

National unit/s title

Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

National qualification code

 

HLT54115

National qualification title

Diploma in Nursing

RMIT Program code

 

C5365

RMIT Course code

NURS5375C

The objective of this assessment is to demonstrate that you have read the documents listed below and are aware of their implications regarding the regulations and codes of practice for nurses working in the Australian Health Care System. Element 1 Performance criteria 1.1 - 1.8. Element 2 Performance criteria 2.1 - 2.9.

Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

You are required to read and understand these documents and their supporting Fact Sheets in the above link as you complete the quiz questions:

Code of conduct for nurses

Enrolled nurse standards for practice - effective 1 January 2016

International Council of Nurses Code of ethics for nurses 

You are required to attain 32 points for the quiz, questions 1-23 and will have three attempts to do so.

Question 24 is an opportunity for you to reflect on the standards and conduct required of you, on placement as a student nurse.

This section will be marked satisfactory or not yet satisfactory.

The overall grade for this Assessment task is complete or not yet complete on canvas.

Please direct any questions regarding this assessment to Lynette Smedley: lynette.smedley@rmit.edu.au

Assessment Task 2: Case Study (online quiz) 

This Assessment will ask students to consider a variety of legal constructs within given case studies. Once again the Quiz will be an opportunity for students to demonstrate knowledge of the legal and ethical parameters required to work as a nurse in Australia.

 

Task Number

2  of   3

Task Name

 Case Study Online

National unit(s) code

HLTENN008

National unit(s) title

Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice

National qualification code

HLT54115

National qualification title

Diploma of nursing

RMIT Program code

C5365

RMIT Course code

NURS5375C

 

This quiz requires you to answer questions directly related to five case study scenarios.

Each case will focus on specific areas of legal and ethical significance that you are likely to encounter in your working life.

You will have considered similar case studies in class including role plays and discussions.

Questions will be a selection of true/false and multiple choice.

To be graded satisfactory you will need to receive 100% and will be given 3 attempts to achieve this.

For any help with this quiz please contact Eleisha at Bundoora or Lynette at the City Campus. 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Task 3: Clinical Placement

Students will consider the legal considerations for older people in aged care.

This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5


Students are provided with an assessment overview for the course and a descriptor for each assessment task.


Assessment Matrix

 Elements

 Assessment Task 1

 Assessment Task 2

 Assessment Task 3

 1. Perform within scope of professional nursing practice.

 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8.

 1.1, 1.3, 1,4, 1.7, 1.8.

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8.

 

2. Apply knowledge of the legal framework to nursing practice.

 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9.

 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8.

 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,  2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9.

2.4 & 2.7,

 3. Apply ethical concepts to clinical practice.

 3.1,3.2,4.2,4.3

 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5.

 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5.

 4. Support the rights, interests and needs of the person and their family.

 4.1,3.5

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5.

 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5.

 5. Apply open disclosure processes.

 5.1, 5.2

 5.1, 

 5.2, 5.3.

Other Information

You are permitted to have a maximum of 2 submissions for this course, however each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.  Re submissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the program coordinator after consultation with the teacher.

 

All re submissions must be completed and submitted no more than 7 days after your work has been assessed.

 

 

 

Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.

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