Question

Jeremiah is a qualified mental health nurse from the United Kingdom and has recently moved to Melbourne, Australia, to begin his new role as regional mental health nursing manager for a not-for-profit organisation. Jeremiah has been provided with a comprehensive role and responsibilities statement and completed an internal induction program. He is concerned, however, that the compliance requirements he followed in the UK are different from the requirements outlined in Australian legislation and he is not familiar with some of the terminology. During Jeremiah's first week on the job he is required to respond to a critical incident where a service user physically harassed and assaulted Sonia, a support worker employed by Jeremiah, during a home visit. Jeremiah must respond to the critical incident immediately.

Case study question

1) Describe two sources of information that Jeremiah could access and interpet to find out about the compliance requirements related to his areas of work.

2) In this instance, what two key rights must Jeremiah uphold to Sonia, as her employer?

Answer 1

1. Two sources of information that Jeremiah could access and interpret to find out about the compliance requirements related to his area of work are :-

- Nurse practice act

- Organisation rules and regulations

2. Two key rights Jeremiah must uphold to Sonia as her employer are :-

- Right to life and safety

- Right to privacy