Assessment 3:Assessment Type:Case Study AnalysisAssessment Description:Demonstrating knowledge of the responsibilities of the nursing profession interms of law, ethics and governance.Weighting:40%Word count:2000 words (+/- 10 %)Unit Learning Outcomes:Learning Outcome 1 Apply effective written communication appropriate to professionalstandards.Learning Outcome 2 Examine the different elements that underpin the Australian healthcaresystem and the role of the nurse within the system.Learning Outcome 3 Discuss the application of the NMBA codes, standards and guidelinesrelated to self-regulation.Learning Outcome 4 Employ EBP and critical thinking skills to make decisions in a specific clinicalcontext.Learning Outcome 5 Explain why the study of law and ethics is an essential aspect of nursingprofessional practice in Australia.Learning Outcome 6 Appraise the Australian Safety and Quality Framework for Health Care anddiscuss implications for nursing practise.Professional standards:Registered Nurse Standard for Practice 1 Thinks critically and analyses nursing practiceRegistered Nurse Standard for Practice 6 Provides safe, appropriate and responsive qualitynursing practiceFeedback:Feedback be provided to the students via Canvas > GradesModerationAll unit assessments are subject to a robust moderation process. Note that results are not finaluntil they are released at the end of semester and are therefore subject to changeAssessment case studyDavid Brockway is a 38 year old man with an intellectual disability giving him a mental age of 10 years.He has been cared for in a residential home for the disabled for the majority of his life and considers thehome and his carers as his family. His mother is alive but visits only rarely as she lives in the EasternStates and is an alcoholic.
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