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made comments to colleagues to the effect that she had helped the
deceased to die, that she was proud of this, and that she believed
in euthanasia, believed that it should be discussed, and more of it
should occur. She referred to herself as the angel of death, and as
Dr Kevorkian. When questioned about these statements by her
employer, the respondent admitted that the morphine she had
administered to the deceased was not a normal dose, because she was
not going to let the deceased suffer, and said that she had acted
in the best interests of the deceased. Following this, her
employment was terminated on about 26 August 2014. Her registration
as an enrolled nurse expired on 30 May 2015. At the hearing she
said that she had not worked since, as a nurse or otherwise. The
complete Tribunal report is included in the ‘Assessment Tab,
Assignment 1a and 1b’ on study desk. Guidelines / structure Your
assessment is required to be developed in the style of an
audio-visual Power Point presentation with audio and included
presenter notes in written form for submission. The presentation is
to contain the following sections: •
1. Introduction (1 slide) –The introduction slide in the
presentation needs to provide the listener with an outline of your
intended power point discussion based on the case study and areas
for investigation outlined by the NUM. The presenter notes provide
the synopsis of your discussion. •
Synopsis of Professional Responsibilities (including
ethical issues and duty of care) (4 slides) - This section
requires at least 4 slides that share a synopsis of the
professional responsibilities and ethical issues arising and the
duty of care of the Registered Nurse. This section must provide a
comprehensive discussion of these areas based on the case study and
with reference from the literature. Five references are provided
and are available on study desk (Assignment tab, 1b). Students are
required to use all reference sources provided and to locate and
utilise a minimum of a further three (3) articles. The presenter
notes in written form must be inclusive of a summary of the slides.
• Implications of decisions in resolving professional conflict
– This section requires you to collate information into a
summary that specifically shares the decisions made in relation to
resolving the professional conflict arising. The section must be
supported by the literature (both provided articles and a minimum
of 3 others). The slides can share the decision making process, the
decisions made and the implications relating to the case study. The
presenter notes in written form provide the synopsis of your
discussion • Strategies – This section requires you to
consider a minimum of 4 strategies to focus attention that relate
to the case study, the registered nurses professional
responsibility in appropriate professional decision making to
resolve conflict. A rationale for each strategy, referenced to
credible, contemporary literature is required. The presenter notes
in written form provide the synopsis of your discussion • Essay
Conclusion (1 slide) – A summary of the main points, key
implications and strategies with their relevance to the case study
and professional practice outcomes is required. The presenter notes
in written form summarise a conclusion to the presentation.Type or
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Task information Task detail Please refer to the case study below and the recording on study desk in Assessment Tab 1b. The case study highlights key areas in the ethical decision-making capacity of the Registered Nurse in a ward environment. Assignment la developed a critical evaluation of the ethical principles arising from the case study relating to the conduct of the Enrolled Nurse. The evaluation gathered knowledge of the key areas of professional judgement in resolving conflict and identified professional decisions utilised by the Registered Nurse. Your Nurse Unit Manager seeks a presentation that could be provided at an upcoming Symposium at the Hospital. He provides you with 5 articles that he requires you to use in the presentation. He asks you to prepare and record a Voiceover power point presentation that: Provides a synopsis of professional responsibilities, duty of care and ethical issues arising from the Case Study and the literature reviewed, Discuss the implications for the Registered Nurse in resolving the professional conflict, and; Clearly articulate the strategies used by the Registered Nurse in seeking a resolution. The presentation includes an introduction, synopsis of professional responsibilities and ethical issues arising, the implications of the decisions made by the Registered Nurse in resolving the professional conflict, the Registered Nurses duty of care and the strategies used by the Registered Nurse to resolve the conflict. To complete the assignment follow the steps in the assignment guideline/structure section below. Five references are provided and are available on study desk (Assignment tab, 1b). These must be used in the assignment. Students are required to use all reference sources provided and to locate and utilise a minimum of a further three (3) articles. Case Study The newspaper article and excerpt from the Tribunal report provides the scenario for both assignment la and 1b. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) Tribunal Outcome in 2021 report COURIERMAIL.COM.AU SATURDAY MARCH 20 2021 NEWS 19 "Angel of death' banned Family upset at pro-euthanasia nurse's role in ailing woman's death KAY DIBBEN ily friends give their elderly ogist Dr Jack Kevorkian, who had prescribed liquid mor- give or arrange medical assist celerated by her actions. The relative palliative care at home. helped terminally ill people phine for the woman, who ance for the woman, the tri- woman's upset family said she A NURSE who gave an excess- When she went to work at a end their lives. She lost her would not take prescribed fen- bunal heard. should not have taken matters ive morphine dose to an eld- Brisbane hospital the day after hospital job after telling her tanyl lozenges, while being Toxicology reports found into her own hands erly, frail woman, who then the woman died she told col- employer she had not adminis- cared for at a family home. the woman had a potentially Ms Bannister claimed she died, later called herself the leagues she believed in eutha- tered a normal dose of mor- On July 16, 2014, Ms Ban- fatal level of morphine and was acting as a family friend, "angel of death", a tribunal nasia, Queensland Civil and phine to the woman, saying she nister, knowing the woman fentanyl in her blood. The but the tribunal member said heard. Administrative Tribunal heard. was not going to let the elderly had just been given a dose of nurse was not responsible for she was trusted by the family