Assignment Task
In a medical ward, the Registered Nurse (RN) was providing care to a health consumer who mobilized with a walking frame but was very slow with this. The RN was due to go on their lunch break but needed to shower the health consumer first. The health consumer stated they wanted to walk to the shower. The RN used a wheelchair to take them to the bathroom as it was quicker, and they could get to their break sooner.
Instructions
- Read the scenario.
- Identify and describe one key issue from the scenario.
- Link this issue to the nursing code identified for the scenario.
- Discuss this issue and how it conflicts with the standards and guidelines for a registered nurse’s practice in New Zealand. Refer to published sources from the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) and if applicable the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZŇO).
- Choose one NCNZ competency for a registered nurse relevant to the identified issue. Discuss how the actions of the nurse in the scenario do not meet the identified competency.