Valuing People, Fostering Dignity and Respect
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Introduction ……………………………...............
2
Case study (First part)……………................. ...
2
Application of Ethical Theories …………….....
3-6
Organisation and State policies………………...
6
Impacts of culture…………………………………
6-7
Case Study (Second part) ……………………….
7-8
Reflection ………………………..........................
8-9
My thoughts on possible improvements ……...
9-10
Conclusion ………………………………………..
10-11
References …………………………………………
12-13
Introduction
During my nursing practice I have experienced a range of ethical dilemmas, in varying forms. Each instance developed my inner database of ethics, values and responsibilities. In my essay I would like to use an incident that I have experienced as a personal care worker in Australia. Firstly, I will briefly describe events in my first part of the case study and then I will reveal the dilemma this situation posed for me. I will examine related issues including my feelings and thoughts I had at that time and will look at some ethical theories, organisational policies and other aspects that influenced my decision making process. Only then I will reveal the second part of my case study which will show what action I have taken and will reflect upon it.
Case study
(First part)
Before I became an Enrolled nurse in 2012 I worked as a personal care worker in one of the many nursing homes in Australia. I was fairly new to this occupation when I started to have suspicions that one of my colleagues was not treating clients appropriately (for confidential reasons I would like to further call him colleague X). Colleague X would be passing inappropriate comments while helping the residents with activities of daily living. At times colleague X did not respond to the resident’s requests claiming that he was too busy. I witnessed colleague X turning the head of a resident against her will so that she would look at him. Some residents confided to me, their fear of the
Page
Introduction ……………………………...............
2
Case study (First part)……………................. ...
2
Application of Ethical Theories …………….....
3-6
Organisation and State policies………………...
6
Impacts of culture…………………………………
6-7
Case Study (Second part) ……………………….
7-8
Reflection ………………………..........................
8-9
My thoughts on possible improvements ……...
9-10
Conclusion ………………………………………..
10-11
References …………………………………………
12-13
Introduction
During my nursing practice I have experienced a range of ethical dilemmas, in varying forms. Each instance developed my inner database of ethics, values and responsibilities. In my essay I would like to use an incident that I have experienced as a personal care worker in Australia. Firstly, I will briefly describe events in my first part of the case study and then I will reveal the dilemma this situation posed for me. I will examine related issues including my feelings and thoughts I had at that time and will look at some ethical theories, organisational policies and other aspects that influenced my decision making process. Only then I will reveal the second part of my case study which will show what action I have taken and will reflect upon it.
Case study
(First part)
Before I became an Enrolled nurse in 2012 I worked as a personal care worker in one of the many nursing homes in Australia. I was fairly new to this occupation when I started to have suspicions that one of my colleagues was not treating clients appropriately (for confidential reasons I would like to further call him colleague X). Colleague X would be passing inappropriate comments while helping the residents with activities of daily living. At times colleague X did not respond to the resident’s requests claiming that he was too busy. I witnessed colleague X turning the head of a resident against her will so that she would look at him. Some residents confided to me, their fear of the