Professional Guidelines and their Relationship to Nursing - Nursing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS503

Nursing Assignment:

Question; 1)You witness a nurse perform a procedure on a patient without consent. As the witnessing nurse, what is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications? 2) Identify the main issues inherent in the scenario and make appropriate recommendations to address these issues.