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PCC302_Assessment_3_Brief_Essay_Module 6.1 Page 1 of 6 Task Summary In this assessment task, you are required to produce a written document of 2000 words (+/- 10%) where you will undertake research and critically analyse the information of one end-of-life issue. Please refer to the Task Instructions for details on how to complete this task. Context Patients (adults or children) may die under a number of different circumstances. Death may be sudden unexpected and tragic, or prolonged and protracted after the patient has lived with life limiting illness (Taylor, 2018). End-of-life care is provided by nurses and a team of other health professionals and informal carers (family or significant others), often when a person has only weeks, days or hours to live. A number of challenges may arise around end-of-life care and nurses need to understand these issues, along with what resources (including code of professional practice) and legal and ethical frameworks are in place to support their clinical practice. Reference Taylor H (2018) Legal issues in end-of-life care 1: the adult patient. Nursing Times [online]; 114: 11, 25-28. Retrieved from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/end-of-life-and-palliative-care/legal-issues-in-end-of-life-care-1-the- adult-patient/7026333.article ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF Subject Code and Title PCC302 Palliative care and life limiting conditions. Assessment Essay - critical analysis. Individual/Group Individual Length 2000 words (+/- 10%). Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the Subject Learning Outcomes outlined at the bottom of this document. Submission Due by 11:55pm AEST Sunday end of Module 6.1 (week 11) Weighting 40% Total Marks 100 marks PCC302_Assessment_3_Brief_Essay_Module 6.1 Page 2 of 6 Instructions 1. Discuss one (1) of the following ethical/legal issues relating to end-of-life care: Withdrawal of treatment. o Is withdrawal of treatment considered euthanasia? Why or why not? Withholding of active treatment e.g. antibiotics. o Is withholding of treatment a form of active or passive euthanasia. Why or why not? Withholding of assisted nutrition. o Is withholding assisted nutrition, when a person is entering the last days of their life and refuses to eat or drink a ‘failure to care’? Administration of opioid analgesia for pain or medication to manage restlessness, when it could result not only in the resolution of the patient’s symptoms, but also hasten patient’s death (doctrine of double effect). Myth or fact; the administration of opioids at the end-of-life to relieve pain results in the hastening of death by causing respiratory depression. What are the legal requirements of obtaining an informed patient consent for the implementation or withdrawal of treatment at the end-of-life when the patient no longer has the capacity to provide consent, and/or there is no advance care plan in place and no proxy decision maker (determining capacity)? What are the legal and ethical perspectives surrounding the capacity of children and young people under the age of 18 to make end-of-life decisions? 2. Research and critically analyse the information available on the chosen topic. The professional nursing standard documents (NMBA, 2018) and peer-reviewed literature, examining the legal and ethical factors surrounding your chosen end-of-life issue in an Australian context, can be used to support your discussion. Remember this is not an opinion or reflective piece. This is an academic piece where you are required to draw from peer reviewed literature to support your findings. 3. Write a 2000-word summary of the work. Academic writing skills. If you would like some assistance with academic writing and determining the difference between analysis and critical analysis, some information is provided below. Referencing It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing PCC302_Assessment_3_Brief_Essay_Module 6.1 Page 3 of 6 Suggested Essay format Introduction (200 - 300 words). Provide background information regarding your chosen topic. Define any terms. Define your position on the challenge you have chosen and has it altered since the undertaking of research on this topic. Body (1500 – 1600 words). Using evidence based practice, policy or guidelines, discuss how you would manage a situation where your chosen issue had arisen? What are the legal and ethical frameworks that would guide your decision making? Conclusion (100 – 200 words). Provide a conclusion of your critical analysis. Submission Instructions Submit your Essay as a Word document via the Assessment link, in the main navigation menu in PCC302 Palliative Care and Life Limiting Illnesses Blackboard portal. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades. PCC302_Assessment_3_Brief_Essay_Module 6.1 Page 4 of 6 Assessment Rubric Assessment Attributes Fail (Yet to achieve minimum standard) 0-49% Pass (Functional) 50-64% Credit (Proficient) 65-74% Distinction (Advanced) 75-84% High Distinction (Exceptional) 85-100% Knowledge and understanding of the ethical and legal frameworks relevant to nursing practice. Percentage for this criterion = 30% Demonstrates a partially developed understanding of the legal and ethical frameworks that are available to support nursing practice during provision of end-of-life care. Demonstrates a functional knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that are available to support nursing practice during provision of end-of-life care. Demonstrates proficient knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that are available to support nursing practice during provision of end-of-life care. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that are available to support nursing practice during provision of end-of-life care. Demonstrates exceptional knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that are available to support nursing practice during provision of end-of-life care. Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge Percentage for this criterion = 30% Limited synthesis, analysis and application of knowledge to chosen end- of-life issues. Demonstrated partial analysis and, synthesis of new knowledge with application. Shows partial e ability to interpret relevant information and literature and apply it to the chosen end-of-life issue. Well-developed analysis and synthesis with application of recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis applied to the end-of-life issue. Thoroughly developed and creative analysis and synthesis, with application of new knowledge and recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis applied to the end-of-life issue. Highly sophisticated and creative analysis, synthesis of new with existing knowledge. Recommendations are clearly justified based on the analysis/synthesis of information surround the end of life issue. Applies knowledge to new situations/other cases. PCC302_Assessment_3_Brief_Essay_Module 6.1 Page 5 of 6 Effective Communication (Written) (add/adjust/delete elements of standard descriptors as required) Percentage for this criterion = 20% Presents information. Specialised language and terminology is rarely and/or or inaccurately, employed. Meaning is obscured by errors in the communication of ideas, including errors in structure, sequence, spelling, grammar, punctuation and/or the acknowledgment of sources. Communicates in a readable manner that largely adheres to the given format. Generally, employs specialised language and terminology with accuracy. Meaning is sometimes difficult to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are structured and sequenced in a way that is not always clear and logical. Some errors are evident in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. Communicates in a coherent and readable manner that adheres to the given format. Accurately employs specialised language and terminology. Meaning is easy to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are structured and sequenced in a way that is clear and logical. Occasional minor errors present in spelling