12 Key points on CONSENT: the law in England (Dept. of Health 2003) When do Health Professionals need consent from patients? 1. Before you examine‚ treat or care for competent adult patients you must obtain their consent 2. Adults are always assumed to be competent unless demonstrated otherwise. If you have doubts about their competence‚ the question to ask is: “can this patient understand and weigh up the information needed to make a decision?” Unexpected decisions do not prove the patient is
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Experience Whilst working on a morning shift I was asked if I would assist with washing and making a patient comfortable. She was an elderly lady with advanced inoperable cancer‚ subsequently on an end of life pathway receiving palliative care. The World of Health Organisation (WHO) defines palliative care as: “The active total care of patients whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment. Control of pain‚ of other symptoms‚ and of psychological‚ social and spiritual problems is paramount
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2/11/2014 Clinician Clock Positions Learning Objectives: By the end of this class you will be able to: Demonstrate and maintain neutral seated position for each of the mandibular and maxillary treatment areas. Demonstrate correct patient position relative the clinician Demonstrate‚ from memory‚ the traditional clock position for each of the mandibular and maxillary treatment areas. Demonstrate standing clinician position for the mandibular treatment areas
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Code of Practise The purpose of Code of Practise is a written document that is an agreement method of working and dealing with situations; the Code of Practise is for care workers‚ like the GP‚ to have a good standard for good practise in care settings for patients; the Codes of Practise is a method to complete the rules‚ principals and standards for a care worker‚ like a GP‚ when talking to a client during an appointment. However‚ if a care worker manages to break the Code of Practise they will
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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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USE-CASE DIAGRAM EXERCISE 1. Draw a use case diagram for an ATM machine with the following functionality. A customer’s interaction with the system involves logging in‚ making withdrawal requests‚ deposit requests‚ and balance inquiry requests. If the customer logs in‚ there is a possibility (although rare) that the system will confiscate the card (for example‚ if the login is incorrect or if the bank determines that the customer’s balance is significantly under zero). Card confiscation involves
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Unit 6 1.1 Explain how and why person centred values must influence all aspects of health and social care work Some of the person centred values that influence aspects of health and social care are; Good communication How By using good communication you can give a person centred approach to care. Giving a patient/individual as information as possible is a way of good communication‚ inform them what you are doing before you do it and while you are doing it‚ explain why you will be doing
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Comp. by: K.VENKATESAN Stage: Proof Chapter No.: 8 Title Name: Toth-&-Moulin Date:4/6/13 Time:19:27:38 Page Number: 90 Section 2 Chapter 8 The Condition of Neuropathic Pain Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain: Signaling pathways and their magnification – the role of neuronal Toll-like receptors Michael R. Due‚ Yohance M. Allete‚ and Fletcher A. White Introduction Neuropathic pain is a tremendous challenge to the healthcare system. It is thought that 7–8% of the population in the USA is affected
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Hourly rounding is a systematic‚ proactive nurse-driven evidence-based intervention to anticipate and address needs in hospitalized patients (Meade‚ Bursell & Ketelsen‚ 2006). Research shows that hourly rounding or purposeful rounding seeks to increase the patient experience and patient satisfaction. According to Meade‚ Bursell & Ketelsen‚ effective hourly rounding can promote patient safety‚ foster team communication‚ and improve staff ability to provide efficient care. Despite‚ mounting research
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Discuss three patient safety issues that are present in the scenario. 1) Sara signed off medications on the MAR but she did not actually witness the patient taking the prescribed medications. 2) Sara left the medications unattended at the bedside. This is a careless practice. She should have carried them back to the nurse’s station and reattempted to administer the meds after the patient finished bathing. 3) Unexpected change in the patient’s vital signs. The scenario reports there has been
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