What are the formatting requirements for the case study ?
11 or 12 size fonts.
Font to be Calibri, Arialor Times New Roman
Line spacing:1.5-2 spacesbetween lines. This makes your work easier for your tutor to mark and grade your work.
Write in paragraphs
Always have a line space between paragraphs.
Always number your pages as a footer(i.e. at the bottom of the page on the right-hand side).
Put your name and student number as a headeron the left-hand side of your paper.
What are the structural requirements for the task?
Should be structured
- Introduction
- Case study one
- Case study two
- Conclusion
- References
What referencing style is required?
Nursing and midwifery students should use APA 7th. medical sceince students can use their preferred referencing style as long as it is accurately and consistently applied.
1 | P a g e NUR 222 Task Two: Case Studies Goal Nurses, midwives and other health professionals have legal and ethical responsibilities and accountabilities in practice. The goal of this assessment is to apply your understanding of ethical and legal principles and requirements to the roles and responsibilities. Format/Product Case Study Type Individual assessment Word Count 2000 words Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Assessed 1. Identify, describe and apply aspects of the Australian legal system and statutory bodies to nursing and midwifery practice. 2. Define and apply contemporary professional ethical standards to decision making and practice. 3. Critically analyse health situations from an ethical and legal perspective Assessment Criteria and Rubric Rubrics help you to understand what knowledge and skills you need to demonstrate in your assessments. They also show you how your submission will be marked and what is expected at the different grade levels. A. Definition of and application of contemporary professional ethical standards to decision making and practice B. Identify, describe and apply aspects of the Australian legal system and statutory bodies to nursing and midwifery practice. C. Critical analysis of health situations from an ethical and legal perspective Task Instructions: You are required to develop short answer responses to set case studies (2000 words). In this task you are asked to respond to the two scenarios case studies presented. Your responses will draw on theory, legislation, the professional codes of conduct and ethics, and organisational policy. Within your response to each case you must consider: a. The ethical principles and how they apply to the case. b. The legal requirements for students and registered health professionals. c. The implications for the health facility and/or education provider if required for each of the cases Note: This task does not require a reflection. 2 | P a g e Case 1 You have just started placement in a regional hospital. The patient you have been allocated to is going to theatre. This patient refused to consent to having a student observe or assist during the procedure. You escort the patient to theatre to give a clinical hand over. Your mentor sends you to go change so you can go into the theatre. You state that you are not allowed to go into theatre as the patient does not want students to be present whilst they are under anaesthetic. Your mentor dismisses your concerns saying, “They won’t even know you were there”. You are now feeling stressed. Case 2 You are on placement in a rural health facility with another student. You are both staying in the quarters building and have been on the same shifts for the week. You notice that your fellow student appears to be drinking alcohol quite heavily each night and getting back to the quarters very late. At the start of placement, you were asked if you wanted to have a drink with them, but you declined as you wanted to focus on your studies. Last night they were posting pictures of themselves in uniform at the local pub intoxicated and posting this on their Instagram stories. This morning it appears that they are attending the morning shift apparently still under the influence of alcohol. You decide to confront them as their behaviour is putting patients at risk and also has an influence on your placement. They state that they have been struggling with the death of a close friend a month ago and that without the support of family they are struggling emotionally. They don’t want you tell anyone as they need to get through this placement as they cannot afford to repeat the placement or course and would have to withdraw from their degree. 3 | P a g e Nur222 Rubric: Task Case studies Criteria Ratings Points Definition of and application of contemporary professional ethical standards to decision making and practice 30 to >25.2 pts High Distinction Insightful applications where complex or difficult implications are recognised and evaluated 25.2 to >22.2 pts Distinction Application of ethical theories/concepts/frame works leads to evaluation, consequences and insights. 22.2 to >19.2 pts Credit Clearly and coherently applies relevant ethical theories/concepts/frame work to relevant issues/contexts of given situation. 19.2 to >14.7 pts Pass Matches the ethical theory/concept/framewo rks to relevant issues of given situation. 14.7 to >0 pts Fail Very limited awareness of ethical theory/concepts/framew orks and how these relate to specific issues and/or discipline specific practice 30 pts Identify, describe and apply aspects of the Australian legal system and statutory bodies to discipline specific practice 20 to >16.8 pts High Distinction Selects key legislation and codes of conduct with insight and synthesises significant and less explored ideas. Synthesises in-depth and scholarly information connecting various and/or less explored points of view. Recognises complexities and significant implications on practice. 16.8 to >14.8 pts Distinction Selects relevant legislation and codes of conduct and succinctly describes significant ideas. In-depth and effective explanation from key sources connecting various and relevant points of view. Recognises legal/statutory implications on practice. 14.8 to >12.8 pts Credit Selects relevant legislation and codes of conduct and coherently describes key aspects. Explains key information from selected sources representing main ideas. 12.8 to >9.8 pts Pass Selects related legislation and codes of conduct and describes fundamental knowledge in generalist terms. Simple explanation of legislation and codes of conduct evident. 9.8 to >0 pts Fail Insufficient knowledge of legislation or codes of conduct evident 20 pts Critical analysis of health situations from an ethical and legal perspective 30 to >25.2 pts High Distinction Identifies and describes ethical issues and evidences an insightful understanding of the impact upon a health 25.2 to >22.2 pts Distinction Identifies and describes ethical issues and evidences an understanding of the impact upon a health 22.2 to >19.2 pts Credit Identifies and describes basic and obvious ethical issues and a basic understanding of the impact upon a health 19.2 to >14.7 pts Pass Identifies and describes basic and obvious ethical issues in generalist terms. 14.7 to >0 pts Fail Fails to identify how the ethical issues can impact upon a health situation, OR fails to identify the contributing factors and 30 pts 4 | P a g e situation, including contributing factors and interconnection between the issues in complex, multilayered situations situation, including contributing factors and/or interconnection between the issues in complex and multilayered situations. situation, including a basic awareness of contributing factors, complexities or interconnection between the issues. interconnections between the issues Skilled written academic communication 10 to >8.4 pts High Distinction Superior control of writing with exemplary and purposeful grammar, with virtually flawless spelling and punctuation. Sentence length, structure and complexity are varied. Seldom errors that do not interfere with meaning. 8.4 to >7.4 pts Distinction Shows a control of writing, applying proper grammar. Sentence structures are correct and varied. Some minor grammatical discrepancies that do not interfere with meaning. 7.4 to >6.4 pts Credit Shows control of academic English but contains some sporadic linguistic errors that do not impede meaning. Infrequent and/or inconsistent errors in spelling, capitalisation and punctuation. 6.4 to >4.9 pts Pass Adequate use of grammar rules: parts of speech, sentence structure, phrases and clauses are simple but correct. 4.9 to >0 pts Fail Frequent errors in spelling, capitalisation and punctuation. Sentence fragments and/or incomplete sentences. Grammar errors impedes linguistic performance and interferes with meaning. 10 pts Academic integrity in referencing style 10 to >8.4 pts High Distinction Exemplary standard of in-text citations and referencing. 8.4 to >7.4 pts Distinction Some minor lapses within the in-text citations and/or referencing 7.4 to >6.4 pts Credit A number of consistent and/or repetitive errors within the in-text citations and/or referencing are evident 6.4 to >4.9 pts Pass A poor standard of in- text citations and/or referencing is evident 4.9 to >0 pts Fail A very poor standard of in-text citations and/or referencing is evident 10 pts Total: 100 points Mary Bloggs SID 1234567 Page 1 of 8 Name: Mary Bloggs Student ID: 1234567 Course Code: NUR222 Course Name: Health, law and ethics Assignment item number: Task 2 Word count: Mary Bloggs SID 1234567 Page 2 of 8 This resource is provided to assist you with the development of your Task 2 assessment approach. No sections are to be used in your work, as this would be classed as plagiarism. Use this sample as a guide only. Introduction (approx. 100-150 words) • Background sentence - What is the context? • Focus sentence - What is the main message/argument? E.g., take this from the main themes in the task question - legal and ethical principles and requirements • Overview sentences x 3 - What will the written piece cover? E.g., introduce key regulating bodies that relate to the profession of nursing and midwifery. • Summary