Assignment: Social Justice
Confidentiality must be maintained. Please refer to the 2019 CNO Standards of Practice "Confidentiality and Privacy - Personal Health Information" before beginning this assignment.
Real names, including names of agencies, must not be included in any part of this assignment.
Assignment Purpose is to address the following GC&E learning outcomes:
• Identify and challenge unjust practices in local and global systems
• Support personal and social responsibility initiatives at the local, national or global level
Students will focus on COVID-19 as the topic for this assignment and then complete the below questions based on the topic. This evidence can include the following provided examples, textbooks or scholarly journal articles.
Topic: Complete your assignment on an unjust practice related to COVID-19 in your clinical setting.
Task
• Identify if and how your clinical organization addresses the above topic. For example, organizational policies (related to mandatory reporting legislation and supports). If the organization does not address this, how could they address this topic?
• Identify how this topic is addressed at both a provincial and federal level. You can look at professional regulatory bodies (CNO), best practice guidelines (RNAO), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and Canadian government sites.
• Identify how this topic is addressed at a global level. Examples are the World Health Organization (WHO), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
• Think about and identify your personal, social and professional responsibilities for this topic and how this may impact the nurse-client therapeutic relationship. How would one's personal values, beliefs and experiences impact this topic? Were these responsibilities identified and outlined within your clinical organization? Were they addressed by the other organizations that you researched (nursing professional bodies or the Canadian government)?