essay (3?5 pages, not including cover page or references), address key aspects of your social issue. Your Final Presentation must include the following elements: ? Introduction ? Summary of the problem ? Potential solutions ? Key actions that you as an individual can take ? Objectives/desired outcomes of each action ? Expected objectives for the immediate future and 5?10 years from now ? Conclusion The following should be evident in the Final Presentation: ? Research (using sources to formulate the presentation) ? Explanation (articulating the issue or problem to be addressed) ? Analysis (looking at the connections between the facts and assumptions when discussing your issue) ? Stance (taking a definitive perspective and calling for specific goals) ? Understanding (acknowledging any counter perspectives or problems related to proposed solutions) ? Implementation (listing concrete steps?both personal and involving others?that might taken to solve the problem) Resources,,,,3, but must have: Loeb, P. R. (2010). Soul of a citizen: Living with conviction in challenging times (rev. ed.). New York, NY: St. Martin?s Griffin. Chapter 10, ?Pieces of a Vision? (pp. 257?286)

Understanding Law, Ethics, Professional Guidelines and their Relationship to Nursing Practice
TITLE: Understanding Law, Ethics, Professional Guidelines and their Relationship to Nursing Practice Length: 2000 words (+/- 10%) including in text referencing but not your reference list ESSAY PURPOSE This essay will give you the opportunity to develop your understanding of how law, ethics and professional guidelines guide Nursing practice. It will allow you to reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism in the Healthcare setting. Completing this essay will also further develop your academic and information literacy skills. ESSAY QUESTION Select one of the three scenarios. Identify the main issues inherent in the scenario and make appropriate recommendations to address these issues. It is expected that your essay will address/contain the following information: Your immediate and subsequent actions as the witnessing Nurse (these actions need to be supported by literature) An overview of the relevant sections of the Australian National Competency Standards that apply and why The possible Legal/ethical implications Scenario 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? Scenario 2 – One of your facebook friends, who is also a Nursing student on placement with you, posts information about one of the patients they are looking after. 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? Scenario 3 – You witness another student Nurse give a patient two paracetamol tablets for pain without their preceptor being present. 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?