Assignment 1: Legal and ethical considerations in child and family nursing (discussion questions)

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Assignment 1: Legal and ethical considerations in child and family nursing- Case study discussion questions

Weighting:35% of the overall unit grade

Due date: Sunday 15thMarch at 11.55 pm (end of week 5)

Word limit 1500 words (500 per case study discussion, including in-text references)

Referencing: APA (6thedn)

Task description:

• Students are to read each of the three case studies provided below .
• For each of the three case studies, students are to provide evidence-based responses which address the following 4 points…

1) Identify the legal and ethical issues that underpin the particular case study.
2) Discuss the international, national, state, organisational and scope of practice legislation/guidelines that pertain to the case study and which would inform your work as the registered nurse in such a scenario.
3) Explore what action (if anything) will you need to take as the registered nurse in this case study?
4) How can you, as the registered nurse provide holistic patient and family centered care in this scenario?

Case study 1: Mia Masterson (No 4 Wellbeing street)

You are a registered nurse working in a local maternal and child health clinic. New parents David and Julian present with their 6 week old daughter Mia for a routine child health check. On assessment Mia appears to be developing well. Her height, weight and head circumference are within normal range. Mia is currently receiving formula via a bottle. During your consultation you notice that Mia is due for her first round of routine immunisations. You inform David and Julian of this. David states that Mia will not be receiving any immunisations. David adds that vaccines are merely used as toxin-based propaganda for large pharmaceutical companies to make money. Julian further informs you that his niece was diagnosed with autism not long after having one of her vaccines and that he and David will not take the same risk with Mia.

Case study 2: Taylah Dennison (No 8 wellbeing street)

You are a registered nurse working at the Junction Youth Health Service in Civic. One afternoon, Taylah (aged 15) presents with her best friend Cass. Taylah informs you that she attended a party at her friend’s house last month. Taylah adds that her friend’s parents were away. Taylah states she “got really pissed (drunk)” and that she engaged in consensual non-protected sexual intercourse with a male at the party. Taylah informs you that she is worried she might be pregnant as her last menstrual period was around six weeks ago. Taylah begs you not to tell her parents as her dad is in the army and will “loose his shit”.

With Taylah’s consent you provide her with a urine pregnancy test. The result is negative. As part of the consultation you obtain a sexual health history and suggest to Taylah that given her sexual activity, a screen for sexually transmitted infections would be appropriate. Taylah agrees and a vaginal swab is obtained. The following day the laboratory notifies you that Taylah is positive for chlamydia. You phone Taylah to inform her of the result and inform her that she will require antibiotic treatment and that she should contact all of her sexual partners as they too may have a chlamydia infection. Taylah is really worried about her parents finding out and asks you whether you need to tell them.

Case study 3: Jacob Scanes (No 14 wellbeing street)

You are a registered nurse working in the ACT Health- School Nurse Program in an ACT government school. You are asked by the head of student services teacher to follow up with Jacob, a year 6 student who has reportedly been flat and disengaged in class. Jacob agrees to meet with you. During your discussion with Jacob, he discloses that his mother’s partner Dean has recently moved in with them. Jacob states it is now him, his mother (Amy), Dean, and Jacob’s younger brother (Jax) living in the two bedroom home. Jacob informs you that Dean comes home drunk from the pub a few times a week. Jacob adds that his mother and Dean have been arguing constantly about Dean’s alcohol use. Jacob informs you that last week when his mother and Dean were arguing, Dean pushed her against the wall and then slapped her against the face to “shut her up”. Jacob states that his mother sustained some bruising to the back of the head and some red marks to her left cheek but did not require medical attention. During your discussion you ask Jacob some questions around potential risks to safety. Jacob denies that Dean has ever been violent or abusive to either him or Jax. Jacob adds that he is “ usually a pretty cool guy”.

Notes

• Assignments should adhere to academic writing principals.
• Students should use either Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman font styles.
• Please only write in the third person for this assignment.
• You must use the above headings to structure your assignment.
• A minimum of 10 references should be used for this assignment.
• Assignments should be first submitted through the URKUND portal in Canvas. Please review your URKUND result and make appropriate amendments (if required) prior to your final submission in the Assignment 1 portal on Canvas to avoid plagiarism.

Marking and moderation

• Marking and moderation processes will be actioned in accordance with university policy.
• Prior to the start of marking, a sample of 2-3 assignments will be individually marked by all members of the marking team.
• Final marks and comments will then be discussed amongst the group to standardise the assignment expectations and marking process.
• All assignments will be marked blind to student names (student IDs only visible).
• All fail marks plus a cross section of all other marks (pass, credit, distinction and high distinctions) across all classes will be moderated.
• Where there is a discrepancy between the marks awarded by the first and second marker, the average mark will be awarded.
• If there is a student grievance around the marking, a third person will mark the assignment.

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