Running head: ETHICS OF CONFIDENTIALITY Ethics of Confidentiality Stacy L. Reynolds Grand Canyon University: NRS437V March 24‚ 2012 Ethics of Confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ a nurse 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‚ the nurse had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about
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Outcome 4 Question 3 Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns. • Where abuse of a child or young person is suspected All settings should have a designated person to deal with child protection issues. If you have concerns that a child is being abused it is our job to disclose this information to the designated/manager of the setting unless you think by disclosing the information will put the child/young person in further danger. This
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Explain the importance of reassuring children‚ young people and adults of the confidentiality of shared information and the limits of this. It is important to reassure children‚ young people and adults that any information about them is kept confidential and only used where and when necessary and only for the duration required in order to maintain their trust and security. It is their right to privacy to have this information kept confidential and not passed on for others to talk about or gossip
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Breaking Confidentiality Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437V Breaking Confidentiality We are in a world where everything is electronic from communication between two people to our medical records. Even though we have all this information at our fingertips we still have the right to privacy. Information that could potentially be harmful‚ shameful‚ or embarrassing could be deemed confidential by the person the information pertains too. (Purtilo & Doherty
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Making consistently ethical decisions is difficult. Most decisions have to be made in the context of economic‚ professional and social pressures‚ which can sometimes challenge our ethical goals and conceal or confuse the moral issues. In addition‚ making ethical choices is complex because in many situations there are a multitude of competing interests and values. Other times‚ crucial facts are unknown or ambiguous. Since many actions are likely to benefit some people at the expense of others‚ the
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THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATION IN MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL HARMONY Good organizations‚ government and industries provide scientific public relation development within the community and in the global industry they have learned the importance of establishing corporate image through public relations between their organizations and their customers‚ government‚ supplier and stakeholders to help their business in building a strong relationship for growth and survival. This includes
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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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Political Science : Democratic Politics-II (Class 10) Power Sharing Q 1 Name two major parties of Germany. Mark (1) (Ans) The two major parties of Germany are:a. Christian Democratic Party. b. Social Democratic Party. Q 2 What is a coalition government? Mark (1) (Ans) A coalition government is formed by an alliance of two or more political parties‚ usually when no single party enjoys majority support of the members in a legislature. Q 3What is the major difference between the political
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"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors‚ visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition‚ these lockers are secured with
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This is an interesting but complex scenario where professional‚ ethical‚ legal‚ individual rights and public safety considerations are in interplay. The sheer volume of duty of care involved is paramount. a. I will attempt first and foremost indentify all the stakeholders involved in the scenario. b. Explore the Ethical aspect of the scenario with focus on the utilitarian approach and how it impacts on the individual players in the scenario c. Explore how the deontological approach support
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