Volunteering to work in a walk- in clinic had enabled me the opportunity to work as a receptionist‚ through this I’ve had the chance to communicate with the patients and absorb each of their individual circumstances‚ this helped me achieve skills that would be useful for me to use as a midwife‚ the most important skill I have enhanced being my communication skills. I have learnt to communicate with the patients by being reflective and by paying close attention to what each patient had to say and
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January 31 of each year Republic Act 1891 – Act strengthening Health and Dental services in the rural areas Republic Act 2382 – Philippine Medical Act which regulates the practice of medicines in the Philippines Republic Act 2644 – Philippine Midwifery Act Republic Act 3573 – Law on reporting of Communicable Diseases Republic Act 4073 – Liberalized treatment of Leprosy Republic Act 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act requires all hospital to be licensed before it can operative Republic Act 5181 – Act
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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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I have attended since 2010. In school I am now studying hard for my GCSE exams from May until July next year. I am a hardworking‚ independent individual that is very driven towards reaching her goals. I would like to follow the career path of midwifery and to do this I need to study double Health and Social care‚ Biology and English. In school the subjects I most enjoy are English‚ Science‚ RE and History. I enjoy these subjects because they are very interesting and there is a lot of study involved
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now learnt in healthcare‚ this seemed to me almost the opposite way of working as I was used to and so I wish to reflect upon this. I intend to look at why confidentiality is so important within healthcare and how it relates to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Code. I will look at the strategies in place to protect the privacy of healthcare users‚ including the areas where confidentiality is even more important. I will also be looking at the various occasions that arise in which a confidentiality
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In this essay I will argue that euthanasia should be provided to patients who are chronically and/or terminally ill if those patients request as much. Euthanasia is the intentional putting to death of a person to lessen the pain and suffering for compassionate motives someone who are chronically and/or terminally ill‚ when those persons requested to die (Grainger‚ 2011). In this way‚ I would like to focus on active voluntary euthanasia. Active voluntary euthanasia is the person makes the choice actively
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that the medical profession is divided as to the exact meaning and purpose of informed consent. This is particularly true in the field of midwifery and obstetrics where this has recently become a key issue‚ despite the existence of a number of professional guidelines such as the Code of Professional Conduct (United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing‚ Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) 1992). This is in part due to the reluctance of many in the medical profession to adopt this new ideology. The
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relevant evidence. 500 words (30 marks) My accountability as a student nurse is to be accountable to the patients‚ families and the general public to which I am caring for. Student nurses must adhere to the guidelines set out by the nursing and midwifery council (NMC) which states “As a professional‚ you are personally accountable for your actions and omissions in your practice and must always be able to justify your decisions”. Accountability is integral to professional practice. (NMC) Nurses make
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HEA 9083 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1 Good leadership is vitally important in the current climate of health and social care. Leadership skills will be needed to drive forward an ever changing structure and service development as set out in numerous development plans and Government white papers (Department of Health‚ 2003‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2011. Leadership Academy‚ 2012). The style of leadership required to carry out such tasks is frequently debated and lamented‚ but it would
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culture difference had a significant impact on the ability to communicate or engage with the patient. During this assignment the patient will be referred as Mr Y as confidentiality of the patient must be maintained in accordance to the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (NMC‚ 2010). In the time of my placement in Outpatient Department in one London Hospital‚ Mr Y a 63 year old patient‚ originally from Pakistan had a follow-up appointment in urology clinic due to bladder malfunction. Prior to
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