NZ DIPLOMA IN ENROLLED NURSING: PART ONE

Learning outcome assessed:

Identify and discuss relevant legislation, ethical principles standards and codes pertaining to health care delivery and health consumer, family/whanau care.

Assessment Purpose:

For the student to demonstrate an understanding of health care legislation, ethical principles, profession nursing codes & standards, that are relevant to health care delivery and the health consumer.

Assessment key words:

Health care legislation Code of Ethics 2019
Ethical principles Health Consumer
Health and Disability Commissioner Act (1994)
Code of Health and disability Consumers’ Rights
Residential care setting

Assessment Task/Activities:

Over the past weeks you have been introduced to knowledge about Nursing as a Profession, the legal and ethical influences on the Enrolled nurse’s practice.
You are required to present a written assignment based on the scenario provided which relates to a situation in a residential care setting/facility.

• Present a written assignment
• Read the scenario below and review the Code of Health and Disability Consumers’ Rights (www.hdc.org.nz) & NZNO Code of Ethic, 2019 (www.nzno.org.nz) to identify and support your responses.
• Identify two rights from the Health & Disability Services Consumers Code of Rights, that have been met by the Enrolled Nurse (EN) in the scenario.
• Briefly discuss how these two rights have been met and provide an example from the scenario.
• Identify two ethical principles from NZNO Code of Ethic (2019), that have been met by the EN, in the scenario.
• Clearly discuss how these two ethical principles, would guide the EN in her ethical decision making, when providing cares.

NB: This assignment is to be submitted to Turnitin for marking

Scenario

Ms G works as an Enrolled Nurse in a residential care setting/facility.

Ms G is working on the morning shift and has been caring for Ellen Smith, who has been diagnosed with early stages of dementia and has some memory loss. Ellen has been assessed as a high fallsn risk, due to poor balance and having a previous fall. Ellen mobilises with a walking frame.

Ms G enters Ellen’s room, introducing herself and greeting Ellen. Ms G gains verbal consent from Ellen to assist her to the dining room for her morning meal. Ms G asks Ellen to choose which table she would like to sit at in the dining room. Ms G encourages Ellen to eat her meal as she often forgets to eat and assists her only as required. After breakfast Ms G returns Ellen to her room and asks Ellen when she would like a shower. Ellen stated that she usually has her shower after breakfast. Ms G asks if Ellen is happy for her to assist her with her personal hygiene cares and Ellen states she is. Ms G closes the bathroom door, communicating with Ellen whilst providing encouragement and assistance throughout the cares. Ms G’s mobile phone rings, but she does not leave the bathroom or answer the phone and apologises to Ellen for the interruption. Ellen said she had mislaid her glasses in the dining room, so Ms G says she will find them later. On return to the bedroom Ms G ensures Ellen is safely seated and then goes to look for Ellen’s glasses. Ms G documented all the cares provided and returned the nursing notes into the nursing station.

Structure:

Introduction:

• Include an introduction (100 words) that introduces the reader to the purpose and outline the key aspects covered in the essay

Body:

• You need to plan your discussion so that each of the assessment activities are covered
• Refer to the marking schedule/rubric and you will see that you need to write more under some of the points as they are worth more marks.
• Plan your essay to ensure a clear flow of ideas that are well linked from one part of the discussion to the next and related to the scenario.
• The discussion should demonstrate that you understand the topic of health care legislation and ethical principles and its relevance to health care delivery.

Conclusion:

• Include a conclusion which briefly summarises the main points of your discussion (100 words approx.)

Format

• Assignment presentation guidelines as per Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT), School of Nursing, Student Information Handbook or formatting guidelines page on Canvas

Word Count:

Within the required word limit i.e. +/- 10 % of 1000 words excluding the referencing

Referencing

• You will need to relate and support your discussion with reference to literature by citing a minimum of two references within your essay.
• In-text citations and the reference list must be completed using APA 7th edition (refer to MIT Library Guide on Canvas).

STUDENT DECLARATION

• The use of GenAI in this assessment is not permitted. Any suspected use of these tools may result in investigation for Academic Misconduct in accordance with the MIT/Te Pukenga Ākonga Policy.
• Assessment material will be required for moderation purposes and when completed will be kept by your kaiako.
• Assessments are to be submitted through Turnitin. Ākonga are recommended to review their similarity score prior to final submission.
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I certify that the attached work is my original work and that I have not allowed, and in the future will not allow, other students, to copy it. It is my understanding that it is my responsibility to check with my lecturer that I have satisfactorily completed this assessment.

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