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    Practice Wenda Johnson Grand Canyon University NRS 437 V-Ethical Decision Making January 20th 2011 How Ethics Affects Nursing Practice In the nursing profession we have a respect for our patients but obtaining trust and maintaining the confidentiality of the patient’s information has been established from years ago starting with the Oath of Hippocratic. The patient’s confidentiality includes protecting any information the patient divulges to medical personal‚ and not disclosing or sharing

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    discuss issues and considerations associated with patient consent and confidentiality. The seeking of informed consent is an essential precursor to medical intervention‚ being at the core of the collaborative relationship between the patient and the health care professional (Freegard‚ 2006) and contributing to the overall duty of care. This essay will describe the basic elements of informed consent and broach some of the associated ethical considerations. The rights of a patient to maintain privacy

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    Ethical Issues on Confidentiality: Research and Medical Procedures Al Borbs HCS/335 January 20‚2014 Ethical Issues on Confidentiality: Research and Medical Procedures A guiding principle followed by most administrators and health care providers is the concept that ethical principles must match the values of the whole organization. This belief should serve as a continuous teaching to all staff so that the organization’s goals may be uniformly achieved

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    Identify examples of ethical dilemmas an organization might confront when developing affirmative action plan (AAP) Date: 2013 Abstract This paper explores the impact of women and minorities in the labor market underutilized and mislead in the rights of equal employment opportunity which has move us forward in the Affirmative Action Plan (AAP). An article listed in Forbes magazine describes how the 2012 election of between Obama and Romney created the feeling how as America is undereducated

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    medical workers is patient confidentiality. Patient confidentiality‚ in compliance with HIPAA‚ is beneficial because it keeps the patient’s morale and dignity safe‚ creates trust between the patient and physician‚ and allows the patient to be autonomous. HIPAA‚ or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability‚ was implemented in 1996 by Congress. One can say that HIPAA is probably one

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    Confidentiality within this scenario is defined as Sam’s personal information being kept private by the nurse caring for him (Burns‚ 2015). This implies that the nurse has a responsibility to maintain Sam’s confidentiality‚ because they have legal requirements to do so (Aldworth‚ 2009). This is supported by the nursing and midwifery council (2015) which states that within all care settings nurses should always make sure they are respecting their patient’s right to privacy. This implies that the

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    FACTORS AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY AS PERCEIVED BY STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA I. INTRODUCTION A) BACKGROUND “The biggest challenge to moving toward a safer health system is changing the culture from one of blaming individuals for errors to one in which errors are treated not as personal failures‚ but as opportunities to improve the system and prevent harm.” - Institute of Medicine ‘99 Issues related to a lack of patient safety have been reported for decades

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    Importance of Patient Confidentiality Unit 9 Final Project CM107 Health care professionals have a duty to maintain confidentiality for their patients. Health professionals may not disclose any patient information revealed by a patient or discovered by a physician in connection with the treatment of a patient. Patients put all of their trust into healthcare professionals and it is their job to protect patients’ private information. Consequences will be made if patient confidentiality

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    Running head: Ethical Dilemma Ethical Dilemma Amber Norris Grand Canyon University February 24th‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemma All healthcare professionals take the Hippocratic Oath‚ in this oath it states that‚ “I will respect the privacy of my patients‚ for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know.” (Miles‚ S. H. (2004) There are many different versions of this oath but the concept

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    In the world of nursing‚ understanding the religious beliefs of your patient is very important. Being that I work in the realm of nursing‚ I have seen this first hand. One issue that is dealt with often in the hospital setting is the refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s witnesses. Jehovah’s witnesses refuse blood transfusions based on bible principles found in both the old and new testaments of the holy bible. Witnesses believe that receiving blood transfusions is an infringement of God’s

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