based on a case scenario (please see appendix for a copy of this) that will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health professionals face with regards to the implications of consent ‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patients confidentiality. The legal implications of the case scenario will also be discussed with relation to the breach of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act 1998 can conflict with other pieces of legislation to protect patient’s rights to their confidentiality
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BASIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL Stewart‚ et al. in their book OFFICE PROCEDURES categorized the duties and responsibilities of the professional into: 1. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES The office professional applies his or her skills to arrange meetings and conferences‚ prepare business itineraries‚ coordinate travel arrangements‚ attend to visitors‚ make and keep appointments‚ order supplies‚ and supervised staff. 2. COMMUNICATION A large portion of the office professional’s
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make additional acquisitions‚ support its $30 billion debt‚ as well as allow executives to cash in on their stock options. The final reason why people participate in unethical behavior is because the company culture puts the bottom line ahead of ethical behavior. This is exactly what happened at Enron. Enron had a program called “rank and yank.” In the “rank and yank” process your performance is evaluated yearly and if you are ranked the 15-20 percent lowest ranking employees you are let go or encouraged
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Assignment 055 Task A When looking after children you have a duty of care to them‚ this means it is your responsibility to keep the child safe and free from harm. The younger the child the greater the duty of care is‚you need to be vigilant and pay attention to keep children safe. Mentally risk assessing situations as they arise will help you see any potential dangers to the child and help you plan to avoid any risk. You also need to be aware of a child’s feelings and help them develop them
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Ethical Issues in the Counseling Practice “Ethical Issues in the Assessment Process” COUNSELING Two important ethical issues in the practice of counseling are described below: a) Keeping Relationships Professional * Dual relationships * Bartering * Multiple clients b) Professional Responsibility * Advertising & Soliciting Clients * Credentials * Evaluation‚ Assessment‚ and Interpretation KEEPING RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL Dual Relationships: Refers to the professional’s
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Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Assignment 205 Task A: Ai & Aii: Please refer to page titled ‘Letter to a friend’. Task B: Bi.The difficulties in this dilemma are upholding Mrs Ahmed’s right to choose and exercising my duty of care‚ in this case they will conflict as my duty of care would be to ensure she wasn’t putting herself in any harm which she would be doing if she were able to eat the food she wants which isn’t recommended
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Practice Ethical Behavior * The Institute of Management Accountants lists the principle of ethical behavior as the "...obligation to the public‚ their profession‚ the organization they serve‚ and themselves‚ to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct" that include competence‚ confidentiality‚ integrity and objectivity. Don’t Risk Without Significant Return * Risking profits for poorly designed projects violates a basic principle of financial management. The capital market theory
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Wider Professional Practice (Part 2) The purpose of this assignment is to review recommendations on various educational policies for improving learner’s performance and determine if what’s mentioned on paper is relevant and realistically transferable to the classroom environment. Over the years several policies and reports have been produced all making various recommendations. Such publications include: Moser Report (1999)‚ Success for all (2002)‚ Every Child Matters (2004)‚ Tomlinson Report (2005)
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are often ethical conflicts between making money‚ and doing what is right. There can be dilemmas about doing what is best for your employer‚ what’s best for your own career‚ and what’s best for the customer. Business ethics is about negotiating these mine-fields. Here are main Principles for Positive Business Ethics: 1. Business Ethics are built on Personal Ethics. There is no real separation between doing what is right in business‚ and playing fair‚ telling the truth and being ethical in your
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Misty Harrison Professional Communication on Interdisciplinary Teams and a Nurse’s Duty San Jacinto College Central School of Nursing April 9‚ 2013 Professor Ashworth The news bulletin I found is from the July 2012 issue Vol. 43 No.3. It focuses on the importance of communication and patient safety. A nurse cannot do his/her job safely without proper‚ professional communication with the entire interdisciplinary team. The interdisciplinary team is most often composed of a RN‚ APRN‚ LVN
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