All nurses and midwives have to comply with the legislation relating to confidentiality. Data Protection Act came into place in 1998‚ the purpose of the Act is to protect individuals by how data is controlled‚ store‚ obtained and disclosed. Data Protection Act is designed to make sure and put in place what personal information may or may not be shared and also what can be with the information. Confidentiality has been described as central to preserving the human dignity of patients. All nurses and
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There are many methods for sharing and gathering information or evidence‚ as all information is evidence to something. The channel through which this information flows can be one of numerous options‚ including written and visual formats. As one can agree at this point that information can be expressed through a number of means including written and visual means‚ one may ask which method is the most beneficial for the sharing of information or evidence. However‚ it is impossible to give a definite
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Disaster Management and importance of Local Information Sharing In Uttarakhand State recently we faced one type of Natural Disaster. Thousands of lives are lost. It may seems to be a big event from the perspective of human lives‚ but if we study the life of earth‚ it is a routine and small act of nature. A number of geologist will agree with me that it is not surprising act. And it is not when we have disturbed the natural balances by humans routine activities. We have
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of whether
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ASSIGNMENT : Job Sharing Introduction Reality Check: The most apt analogy could be a Relay Race. In a Relay Race the baton is constantly handed over amongst the team. Job Sharing -- a 2 member Relay. Studies show that employees who equally value their work and family contribution are among their most committed and productive employees. Also‚ for executive women who want to maintain acceleration in their career‚ but also want to spend more time with their family‚ job sharing programs offer a unique
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NASW and an Ethical Dilemma: Conflicts of Interest One ethical dilemma addressed by the NASW is conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest can take many forms; financial‚ professional‚ religious‚ political‚ etc. (NASW Code of Ethics 1.06‚ 1999). One common conflict occurs when a social worker identifies strongly with a belief system‚ such as the Alcoholics Anonymous credo‚ and supplants standard treatment modalities with AA doctrine. The allure of sharing such a system with a client experiencing
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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 of information; however safe
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Christy Figueroa 109 cr 44150 Powderly‚Tx 75473 Student id# 21732115 Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Research project number (40903400) In the medical field correct medical files are very important. Sometimes errors are just a typographical error. Any information that will have an effect on a diagnosis ‚treatment‚ or ability to be contacted will affect you and your health today and in the future‚ should be corrected. If you correct something it should be time stamped and dated
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Log 2- Choose an aspect of the law and discuss this in relation to the role of the nurse There are a variety of laws and regulations in relation to the role of the nurse. This essay will be discussing the aspect of Confidentiality and how this may impact nursing in practice and any decision made by a nurse. The official definition of ‘confidentiality’ by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is “‘all nurses must keep information secure and confidential in accordance with the law and ethical and
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Confidentiality Confidentiality is very important while working in a child’s workforce. Some information that concerns you needs to be shared but only with your super visor or maybe a parent or carer. Other information needs to be strictly confidential. The only necessary information to be shared within all staff and not just your super visor is food allergies‚ personal arrangements etc. For example‚ if a parent comes to you for some advice or a gossip about her having an argument with her other
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