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    Confidentiality and Informed Consent Sara M. Covey PSY 305 March 6‚ 2015 Dr. Sheila Rapa Confidentiality and Informed Consent Confidentiality in all fields of social work is paramount. Confidentiality gives clients comfort knowing that they can speak freely and engage more fully in the counseling and treatment processes if they believe that their privacy is being safeguarded. (Appelbaum‚ Kapen‚ Walters‚ Lidz‚ & Roth‚ 1984; Miller & Thelen‚ 1986). This ultimately makes counseling

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    understand. If non-English speaking subjects will be enrolled‚ the informed consent should be translated into the appropriate language. 3. Guidelines for obtaining informed consent: a. The doctor introduces the study to the patient briefly and notifies the nurse regarding the patient being considered for clinical study. The nurse prepares to explain the consent and other study details to the patient. • b. The nurse reviews the consent document with the

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    Medical Research With or Without Informed Consent In 1952‚ paralytic polio peaked in the United States with 21‚000 reported cases and numerous deaths. It was in February 1952; Jonas Salk developed the world’s first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh and by testing it on cultured “HeLa” cells‚ proved it to be effective for distribution by 1955. The cells he used were collected from a poor black tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks‚ born August 1st‚ 1920 in Roanoke Virginia. In January

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    Summary: In the year of 1991 a murder had taken place that brought upon suspicion and several conflicts amongst officials. The murder was of a man by the name of Frank Boyle and one of the suspects for the crime was Michael Feeney‚ the police had been informed that he was seen near the victim’s truck earlier that day. During the investigation of the murder‚ the police went to Feeney’s residence and waited for him to come out. When there was no answer‚ the police had to barge in and they searched the premises

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    have the following; empathy‚ informed consent‚ resilience and continuity of care. These 4 keys words have reflected many times in my previous worked as an assistance nurse with an ACT agent known as Rubies Nursing ACT. In this role‚ I have cared for both moderate and highly mental ill patients at the ageing facilities and in the hospital facilities. However‚ as a nurse it was vital to have applied the central knowledge of the 4keys terms of being an empathy‚ Informed Consent‚ Resilience‚ and Continuity

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    Informed consent is essentially when the patient or participant grants permission with the knowledge of all possible consequences‚ risks‚ and benefits that are associated with the procedure being performed. It is critically important to obtain informed consent from all clinical participants involved‚ as this helps all medical professionals and research to perform their duties knowing

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    Obtaining informed consent is important because program planners want to ensure the safety of participants. The participants need to understand what the program is all about before they agreed to participate. If informed consent is not obtained then program planners could be easily sued. If they are negligent‚ they can be found liable. Although obtaining informed consent does not protect program planners from being sued‚ but it does make potential participants aware of or concerns. This form of

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    There are numerous cases similar to this where a patient was violated when a doctor takes cell’s‚ body parts‚ or medical information without receiving consent. Although this is a violation of privacy others believe that consent should not be required for medical research because it could lead to a scientific breakthrough therefore it can be deemed as selfish if the person denies consent. However‚ the idea of patient approval does not discourage scientific discoveries‚ informed consent encourages awareness

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    Accountability of Professional Nurses: Informed Consent Informed consent is used as a safeguard to ensure the patient’s understanding of the care or procedure needed to treat a medical issue. It also ensures the patient’s understanding of any adverse effects that can occur due to the care or procedure needed. Verbal consent is usually obtained at the bedside when discussing what minor procedures or tasks need to be done‚ drawing blood‚ for example. Signed informed consents are mainly used for nonemergent

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    formation of the United States‚ landmark court cases have helped shape the laws of the country. Many factors determine the outcome of these cases such as the morality of the justices and the mind set of the generation it occurred during. For example‚ extremely conservative Supreme Court justices are not going to vote in favor of a liberal court cases. These factors were what decided the outcome of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. One way to understand the outcome of a case is to understand the people involved

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