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1. Application of Law and Ethics
Topic: Application of Law and EthicsOrder DescriptionAssignment Section one: Patient
safetyIn a chapter provided for you on DIRECT (see study desk for NUR3020), McDonald
and Then discuss that while individuals can make errors, an error can also be a
consequence of the complexity of the system in which it occurred (McDonald & Then, 2014,
p. 134).a) Conduct an analysis of the events that are outlined by the coroner in the Inquest
into the death of Marcia Joy Loveday 1 in terms of the nurses involved and considering the
statement above.a. Use reading and aIDitional references to assist your critique (at least
three for each section)b. Your conclusion might tie-in some of the recommendations from
the inquest if they relate to what you have covered in your essay.c. Approx. 800 words
(flexible – the overall assign is 2000 words)b) The decision by the coroner in the case and
by Mrs Loveday’ s next of kin was that no individual or organisation should be put forward
for further investigation.If the findings had been different and the coroner determined that
Mrs Loveday died because of a cardiac arrest suffered after an anaphylactic reaction to IV
Ampicillin, is it possible that criminal proceeding could occur against some of the personnel
involved?Explain how the tort of negligence would be applied to a nurse involved in this
alternate scenario and outline the elements which would need to be proved in relation to
this case in order to advance a successful claim for negligencea. Use reading and aIDitional
references to assist your critique (at least three)b. Approx. 500-600 words (flexible – the
overall assign is 2000words)Assignment: Section two: Person-centred care: Ethicsc)
Critique the actions of the nurses and the facility in the situation below using principles of
ethics and considering patients’ rights. Utilize published academic texts and literature to
assist your critique.(approx. 600 words)Scenario: Mr Griggs is spending three weeks in a
Respite care centre while his wife is interstate visiting relatives. He requires care mainly
because of his lack of mobility – he has gait and balance difficulties and cannot walk
unassisted although he can weight bear and stand. His daughter visits him in the morning to
find him in extreme distress. He states that he cannot find his teeth. He woke up at 1 am and
searched the bed, the bedside table top, his bed clothes and anywhere he could reach. He
said that all he could think of was that the teeth were on the floor somewhere. Concluding
this, he says he did not sleep the rest of the night because he was so fearful that someone
would come in and step on his teeth and break them. The daughter picked the buzzer up
from the floor (where it had been all night) and asked her father to ring for the nurse.The
nurse showed Mr Griggs and his daughter that the teeth were in the drawer of the bedside
cabinet and Mr Griggs put his dentures back in place. The daughter asked what happened

2. and the nurse said that the night nurse would have taken Mr Gregg’ s teeth out because it is
the institution’ s policy so that residents do not ‘ choke on their teeth’ .The daughter and
Mr Griggs said that he has never choked on his teeth in his life (he is 92) and they requested
the dentures to be left in the next night and for the rest of his stay. The nurse said this was
not possible because it was the ‘ policy’ .The daughter followed the nurse out and aIDed
that she had come in to find her father in an extremely distressed state because he was so
worried and because he had not slept since 1 am. She also asked the nurse about the
frequency of any staff checking on him because he said no one came in the whole time he
was awake and his buzzer was on the floor. The nurse said she found it hard to believe that
he would stay awake all night because he is 92.