Integrity- Maintaining integrity in psychological activities that require you to be truthful, keep promises and be accurate in science.…
The principles of confidentiality are important to nurses and all other health professionals. The common law identifies confidentiality and it supports it because it is very important. There are new rules and protocols that are being formed and regulated such as the midwifery council show rules in their codes of professional conduct. There is a debate about how confidentiality may bend and innovate ways to attain, store, utilize, and communicate data. Confidentiality is written by the Human Rights Act 1998. A doctor and patient relationship should be held to the highest degree by legal precedent. Public safety is highly important because when it is considered judicially, it can override confidentiality, as well as professional duty to care and to avoid causing harm. It is crucial to keep intact certain principles in the medical…
Nurses are entrusted with very private information from patients and along with this the patient expects and the law requires this to be kept confidential The patient gives this information assuming and trusting that the information will be kept private and only used for medical treatment. A breach of confidentiality comes in when the patients’ information has been disclosed to a third party that is not directly involved in the patients care or given without appropriate consent from the patient. (American Medical Association, 2013). Confidentiality should always be maintained except in cases that the law requires reporting or where more harm may come to the patient by respecting this commitment. Some ethical…
1.3 The general rule is that all information about an individual should not be disclosed or given to agencies, bodies or family without the consent of the person. Confidentiality is essential in health care to improve trust and working relationships between the service users and their carers. However, confidentiality can be broken if it is found to be in the interest of the person and the public.…
In the United States, privacy and confidentiality are the basic rights of the society enshrined not only in professional practice codes of ethics but also in the constitution. Hence, nurses and for that matter, all health care professional have a legal, moral and ethical responsibility to protect patient's privacy.…
* A key value in the health and social care field is confidentiality. ‘Confidentiality’ refers to the appropriate protection of personal and private details about service users’ situation or…
Within the nursing practice, confidentiality is crucial to form the nurse-patient relationship. Among the rights we are assured, privacy and confidentiality are considered paramount. It is the health care provider’s duty to ensure this right is respected and upheld. Knowing that they can trust their health care provider enables a patient to give thorough and accurate information in order to receive the best and most adequate care available. Betrayal of this trust can have severe implications on the patient’s health and mode of treatment. Because of this patient confidentiality has…
As nursing professionals we must be guided by the Code of Ethics, which governs and guides us in the right way we should behave as professionals. According to the ANA there are nine provisions that rule the practice of the profession. These are: Autonomy that is the right to choose what happens to our own self. One must be capable to comprehend completely the informed information to make a choice with the four important components liberty, self-determination, independence and agency. Beneficence is the action one take to promote good and the obligation to assist others. Is one of the core values in health care ethics. Nonmaleficence were one should not do any harm and or impose risk of harm. Veracity one should always tell the truth. Giving…
In this scenario, there is a 16 year old female client who presents in my office with her mother. Her mother states, that the client has been distant, grades has been slipping and she has been skipping school. Mother states that she just divorced her father and had to pick up extra shifts just to pay the bills. She does not have that extra time like she use to, where she was able to attend the extracurricular activities and support her daughter.…
Outpatient Clinic professionals work in an environment which is complex and has numerous laws, regulations and standards of practice. The common ethical concerns that an outpatient clinic professional faces in times of his or her practice include, confidentiality, issues related to consent and relationships with patients. Privacy is considered both a legal and ethical matter. Not disclosing any information about a patient is a form of respect and shows professionalism since releasing private information can result in significant damage to the patient. On the other hand, if there is a risk to a third party, for example, an ethical outpatient clinic professional might require disclosing the confidentiality to avoid damage (The United States,…
The most important goal of this Provision is to protect the patients’ privacy and confidentiality. In order to achieve this goal nurses need to recognize the importance of privacy and confidentiality and safeguard personal, family…
As a professional health care worker, the implication confidentiality breach regarding ethical dilemmas are significant to nurse and patient. The information disclosed can cause problems on a personal and professional level. Breach of confidentiality occurs when the heath care work discloses the patient 's medical or personal information without the patient 's informed written or verbal consent. Confidentiality is needed between the nurse and the patient to maintain a good open and honest relationship between both parties. There are several ethical implications regarding breach of confidentiality, for example, patient trust, nurse responsibility, and disclosure of important information regarding treatment; however, there are certain situations when disclosing information is legally and ethically required.…
The embodiment of Nursing is caring and compassion, the prevention of illness, lessening any discomforts and the protection, betterment and reclamation of health. Ethics has been an essential part of the framework of the healthcare provider and it is idiosyncratic, self reflective and abiding. Another essential part is confidentiality, for the healthcare provider and patient this helps gain trust and open communication, ensuring that the best possible care can be given. For many years now, dating back to 1893 the Nightingale pledge has been a guide for nurses, “ I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my profession” (ANA, 2013). In this paper this writer will address the ethical ramifications of a breach of confidentiality, provide insight on the ethical theory from “Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care” from the reading and how to address the dilemma along with how an ethics committee might approach the situation.…
So, ethically speaking, why does it matter that patients give their consent to treatment? That their privacy is respected? And that nurses respect patient confidentiality? It is partly a matter of ‘treating others how you would like to be treated’ and partly what is required of nurses by law. By the end of this essay I intend to have shown you why all these issues ‘matter’ and how the principle of autonomy relates to, and shapes these questions. So firstly, it is vital to understand what autonomy is, and how as a nurse you demonstrate respect for patient autonomy before we divulge in to the above questions.…
For the purpose of this assignment, ethics in relation to nursing will be discussed. "Ethics; A code of principles governing correct behaviour, which in the nursing profession includes behaviour towards patients and their families, visitorsand colleagues" (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing 2004).…