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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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 midwives have legal and professional
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Patient Confidentiality 1 Article background: “Some 13 per cent of US medical schools have reported that their students have leaked confidential information about patients via blogs or social networking websites. The students didn ’t name names‚ but did provide enough personal information‚ such as the medical condition involved and hospital‚ for patients or their families to recognize who is being described…The information was provided by medical school administrators as part
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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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The Importance of Confidentiality in Nursing Practice This essay will discuss why confidentiality is important within nursing practice and the reasons why a registered nurse and student nurse are accountable and to whom they are accountable to in relation to patient care. It will further discuss patient’s rights in relation to law. Definition of Confidentiality‚ Bailliere’s Dictionary
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Confidentiality The Data Protection Act 1998 gives people the right to confidentiality of personal information. Confidentiality means keeping information given to oneself private and not sharing it with anyone that does not ‘need to know’. In the care setting‚ providing confidentiality requires confirmation that personal and private information belonging to service users cannot be accessed by others. Any information given by a service user should not be disclosed without the service user’s permission
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Respect for Confidentiality. According to American Counselling Association (2014)‚ counsellor has to safeguard the confidential information of his/hers client. In the case above‚ Mr. Jo has the choice to choose to believe what Alexander has conveyed without violating client’s confidentiality. In this case‚ Mr. Jo will be able to sustain a good therapeutic relationship with Alexander. In this way‚ Mr
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NU4028 ETHICS CONFIDENTIALITY (Dooley & McCarthy=DM 2012) I answered following layout from revision sheet A)Explain principle of confidentiality (you must also apply to case in exam question) Confidentiality places an obligation on nurses. Nurses must respect confidences that patients share Nurses must keep confident any information about patient from other parties(Mills 2002) Confidential information is defined as any private information understood not to be shared with a 3rd party(DM 2012)
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The duty of confidentiality is based on trust and respect and this is fundamental to safe and effective care. An environment of trust encourages people to be open and honest with those who care for them‚ and to provide all the details necessary so that they receive the best care possible. Organisations should ensure that they have the appropriate organisational and technical systems security‚ policies‚ processes and staff training and education to ensure that confidential information is held and
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This essay will discuss the need for confidentiality and the nurse’s duty to keep information he/she is privy to‚ confidential. Brown et al (1992) suggest that a duty of confidentiality can be described as information that is disclosed which ought not to be disclosed further except within the relevant limits. Confidentiality is generally defined as the process of the protection of personal information‚ and is regarded as an integral part of a nurse’s role. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
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