addressed Mary’s main concern is whether or not to maintain confidentiality between herself and Sandy or to disclose the information to Mrs Wilson regarding Sandy’s suspected pregnancy. As a health professional‚ Mary needs to ensure she is making a well-informed ethical decision to guarantee the wellbeing of Sandy is in her best interest. Mary may find conflict in what course of action to take as she needs to determine whether to uphold confidentiality and build a strong therapeutic relationship or if to
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similarities as well as differences of these two organizations and their standards of ethics. While discussing the AACC and ACA organizations standards‚ this paper will also look at three specific areas which we chosen to compare and contrast: confidentiality‚ fees‚ and competence. ACA and AACC Code of Ethics Comparison The ACA and AACC codes of ethics were put into practice to protect the client‚ counselor‚ and organization. The ACA code of ethics was put into
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The case that I selected was in the area of law concerning employee confidentiality agreements and trade secrets. My employer‚ Eaton Corporation‚ is the plaintiff in this case and was the second reason for its selection. I personally have been involved in trade secret discussions with colleagues regarding information that was deemed “trade secret” and I wanted to find out more about it which is the third reason for this topic to be selected. Facts of the case: David Giere (Giere) was an employee
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this you are now asked to:- 1. Briefly describe what is meant by the term patient centred care. 2. The following three aspects of patient dignity in healthcare have been selected from figure one of maliti article *Respect *Making choices *Confidentiality Select two of these aspects and utilising relevant current literature‚ describe each of these aspects of patient dignity and briefly outline their relevance to patient centred care. Promoting dignity within a healthcare setting is a very
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children‚ young people and adults Assignment 2 Introduction In this section I will outline the importance of confidentiality‚ the policies and procedures surrounding confidentiality‚ the Data Protection Act 1998 and why it can sometimes be necessary to break confidentiality. Assessment Criteria 3.2 – Explain the importance of reassuring children‚ young people and adults of the confidentiality of shared information and the limits of this. It is important that any party feels secure and safe within
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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
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nursing ethics play a critical role‚ breaching confidentiality can have a magnitude of ethical consequences including legal issues and patients no longer trusting medical professionals. As healthcare professionals‚ we are faced with situations daily with an array of ethical‚ legal and professional responsibilities where we have to use our own personal judgments to protect both our patients but the public as well. “As a legal concept‚ confidentiality can be said to be an obligation on one person
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compare and contrast three separate areas within each of the two ethics codes. All areas of the ethics codes are important; however the three that have been chosen are of particular interest to the writer. Two of the areas that are addressed‚ confidentiality and sexual intimacies‚ come from duties to the client and the last area‚ reporting colleagues‚ comes from duties to the profession. ACA CODE OF ETHICS AND AACC CODE OF ETHICS‚ WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES? In the field
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FRAMEWORKS IN PRACTICE Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437v April 14‚ 2013 Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice As a nurse it is common knowledge that patient confidentiality is of up most importance. We learn this in nursing school as it is part of the Nursing Code of Ethics and it is a nurse’s duty to keep patient information confidential. (American Nurses Association‚ 2012). There are however‚ extenuating circumstances
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behavior as an example? ETHICS 3) Is this decision one which a wise‚ informed‚ virtuous person would make? 4) Can I live with this decision? Model applied to Case Study: In the case study‚ the moral dilemma lies in whether or not to break confidentiality since the patient is refusing life-saving treatment that is likely to be curative if acted on quickly and the patient has chosen to keep the diagnosis secret from the family. This creates a knowledge vacuum preventing anyone from acting based
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