Professional Nursing: Law and Ethics NURBN2028

ESSAY TOPIC: "Examine the role of Registered Nurses in inter professional collaboration, analysing the legal and ethical principles that guide collaboration, and identifying barriers and enablers to effective teamwork in healthcare settings."

READ THE SCENARIO

Emily, a 34-year-old Registered Nurse (RN) with five years of experience, works in a busy metropolitan hospital. She is part of a multidisciplinary team that includes doctors, allied health professionals, and Enrolled Nurses (ENs). Emily has recently been assigned to coordinate the care of Mr. Johnson, a 78-year-old patient with multiple comorbidities, including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and early-stage dementia.

During a recent case conference, tensions arose between the team members:

The physiotherapist expressed concerns about Mr. Johnson's mobility goals, citing insufficient communication regarding his discharge plan.

An EN on Emilys team felt excluded from decisions about Mr. Johnsons daily care routine.

The junior doctor leading the case dismissed input from allied health professionals, leading to frustration and delays in finalising the care plan.

Emily has observed the following challenges:

1. Communication gaps between team members, particularly regarding shared
2. Alack of clarity in role expectations, especially between ENs and
3. Ethical concerns about ensuring patient-centred care while navigating the team

Emily?s role as the RN requires her to act as a mediator, ensuring effective collaboration among team members while maintaining professional standards of care. She is also responsible for addressing these challenges within the scope of her practice.

STEP 1: ANALYSE THE TASK

The essay requires you to analyse the following concepts, directly relating your essay to the case study above in each point : Two critical aspects of interprofessional collaboration involving Registered Nurses.

One nursing legal standard/code crucial to interprofessional collaboration. One ethical principle guiding teamwork and collaboration in nursing.

One barrier to effective interprofessional collaboration. One enabler to effective interprofessional collaboration

STEP 2: MAKE A PLAN

Reflect on how you will analyse legal and ethical principles and the barriers and enablers to collaboration, directly linking your

essay to the case study provided above in each point.

Map out a structure and plan for how you will write the essay and the key points you will cover in each section or paragraph. Below is a suggested structure with approximate word counts:

Suggested Essay Structure:

Introduction (150 words)

Briefly introduce the importance of inter professional collaboration in nursing. Outline the essay's purpose and key areas of focus.

Paragraph 1: (400 words)

Identify two aspects of inter professional collaboration Emily should prioritise to improve teamwork in Mr. Johnson?s care. How might these aspects directly influence patient outcomes?

Paragraph 2: (400 words)

Analyse one nursing legal standard or code and one ethical principle that Emily must adhere to while navigating the challenges in her team. How do these principles guide her decision-making process?

Paragraph 3: (400 words)

Discuss one barrier to effective inter professional collaboration that Emily is experiencing and propose one enabler she could use to overcome it. How might these factors impact team dynamics and patient care?

Conclusion (150 words)

Summarise the importance of inter professional collaboration. Highlight key points and implications for nursing practice.

STEP 3: RESEARCH

Research and find appropriate references for the essay. For more information see the library home page and the Nursing Sub j ect Guide for NURBN2028

STEP 4: DRAFT, REVIEW AND EDIT

Write a draft of your essay. Students are strongly advised to review their work and write multiple drafts to perfect the essay prior to submission.

When writing your essay, follow the marking rubric to specifically address the marking criteria. The marking rubric will set out the standard needed for each section to be awarded marks.

Students should also consider using various supports available to them to improve their ability to write an effective essay:

For general writing assistance (e.g., writing in an academic style, paraphrasing and summarising, paragraphs etc.) see the Study Skill website: https://studyskills.federation.edu.au/

For assistance with researching, please see the library website, Help with searching: https://federation.edu.au/library/study/help-

with-searchin g

Students should also consider submitting a draft of the assessment task to Studiosity for feedback on structure, grammar, spelling, language, referencing and more. Please note: The feedback is provided by Studiosity Specialists, not Federation University teaching staff and there is a limit as to how many times you can use the service per semester, so plan accordingly: https://moodle.federation.edu.au/enrol/index .p hp?id=18087

In addition:

Please be aware that the assessment folder submission portal has Turnitin enabled so your work will be checked for similarity with published works and prior student submissions. You can use the similarity report to self-evaluate your own submission for potential instances of plagiarism. Students may resubmit to the same location (up until the due date) once having reviewed your similarity report and made changes if needed.

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STEP 5: SUBMIT FINAL VERSION

Submit your assessment task as a WORD document to the Assessment Task 2: Analytical Essay SUBMIT HERE Moodle Assignment submission activity before or on the due date and stipulated time.