Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient confidentiality is a fundamental practice in healthcare and it is integral part of healthcare ethical standards (Purtilo & Dougherty‚ 2010). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursing world‚ p.6). Also‚ when a patient confidentiality
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Among the many administrative responsibilities that a medical assistant has‚ patient confidentiality is one of the most crucial aspects of working in a hospital or clinic. In the scenario presented for this assignment‚ an employee sees a fellow assistant looking at the medical record of a patient who has recently been on the news for accused child abuse. Upon inquiry‚ the assistant claims that they must have opened the wrong file – their hesitant reaction to being questioned is an indication of disingenuous
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Providing Care for Looked after Children Arrangements made for good quality care At the end of March 2011‚ there were 65‚520 looked-after children and young people in England and therefore many professionals are needed to keep up a good quality of care for every single child who is to be looked after. The health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people (their physical health‚ social‚ educational and emotional wellbeing)‚ comes from their quality of life and/or care. Some looked-after
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In the nursing profession‚ keeping patient confidentiality is of the upmost concern. It is an important feature of the nurse -patient relationship and must be maintain as basis of providing care. Confidentiality is described as respecting other people’s secret and keeping security information gathered from individuals in the privileged circumstances of a professional relationship. (Lee and Godbold ‚ 2012). The privacy act offer nurses some flexibility in using professional opinion regarding disclosure
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Gloria J. Jones 1228 Oakridge Plantation Road Hephzibah‚ Georgia 30815 Student Number 21058176 Course Title (Confidentiality in Allied Health) Graded project number (02302800) (1) Yes‚ medical records should be corrected by the same individual that made the error‚ however when correcting the records do not erase or whiteout any information. First draw a straight line down the center so the information still can be read‚ next put in the corrections date‚ time‚ and initial. (2)
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Providing Services When Threat May Exist Monique Reed BSHS/408 February 15‚ 2015 Melinda Barker Providing Services When Threat May Exist Working with children can be difficult and time consuming because you never know what is going on unless they allow you into their world. Children will only allow a stranger in if they are scared of someone‚ have trust‚ or they know you well. This can serve as a difficult situation when a child is the victim of abuse or neglect and the outcome can lead to a negative
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The importance of patient confidentiality in health care setting The purpose of this assignment is to explore the importance of patient confidentiality. This assignment will define and discuss the values of confidentiality in general and in mental health care setting. It will highlight its importance in individual decisions to seek health care services. Each profession that provides health care embraces confidentiality as a core principle therefore‚ the legal framework and ethical issues of governing
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Confidentiality is where you store your data securely. It ensures safety to one another. Confidentiality makes individuals feel protected and safe; if this didn’t exist then people would feel insecure that their data or information is not vulnerable. To ensure confidentiality you need to have authorised personnel‚ which means only certain people would have access to certain information. If you use lockable filing cabinets with important data should be kept in a locked room for safety. Password protection
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Care values 1. Maintaining confidentiality It is crucial in the early years setting to maintain the confidentiality of information. By doing this‚ the setting ensures care and trust within the service and for the individuals. It builds a bond ensuring that the child can trust the care practioner. This also teaches them a variety of skills. All early years setting have information related to a child’s history and background. This should all be kept confidential Maintaining confidentiality is when
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AO1- The rights of service users when accessing services The rights of service users when accessing services is what service users are entitled to when using the service. The care value base is a set of guidelines that all organisations in health and social care professionals have to follow that promotes service users rights and ensures they are met. Care values are regulations on how the service worker should treat service users. There are five different care values: - Promoting Anti-Discriminatory
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