To be treated as an individual -this man was not being respected by the nurse because the nurse was discriminating about his race and that he had a disability. It is the nurse’s duty to respect the patients, It is the man’s right to be given care at the walk in centre.
To be respected- this man as individual as a right to be respected by each and every other person.
To be treated in a dignified way-this man also had the right to be treated in a dignified way. The patient should be treated respectfully and empathically. They shouldn't be patronized, minimized and condescended to.
To be treated equally and not discriminating against-the man was being discriminated against his race and that he had a disability. This is not very professional for a nurse to do that. The man had a right to be treated equally and not discriminated against
Confidentiality – a patient should have a right to confidentiality. That patient might not want their information to be passed on to others because that’s their own personal information it should be kept private.
Breach of Confidentiality- An action for breach of confidence is based on the law of confidentiality. The purpose of such an action is to prevent the use of information which is confidential. It is intended to make sure that a person in possession of confidential information only uses it for purposes for which it was transmitted to him in the first place. The law of confidence can – as opposed to copyright, which is only concerned with the protection of the form in which information, idea or thought is expressed – protect the content of the information, idea or thought.
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