Confidentiality In Care

Mr. J is a 65 years old Caucasian male. A pretentious name is used in this study in compliance with (NMC) Code of Practice (2015) and competency 8, domain 2 of the NMC standard (2010). The Code of Practice was specific about the legal and professional responsibility of nurses in regards to maintaining patients’ privacy and their confidentiality. The NMC competency states that nurses must respect patients’ right to confidentiality regardless of race or creed. The issue of privacy and confidentiality is also enshrined in the legislation by the Parliament with two laws called the Data Protection Act (1998) and the Human Right Act (1998).
Mr. J was handed over as an acutely ill patient with morbidly obese occasioned by type 2 diabetes Morbid
NICE (2007) guideline on acutely ill patient states among others that patient’s physiological observations should be recorded at the time of their admission or initial assessment. A clear written monitoring plan that specifies which physiological observations should be recorded and how often it is recorded should be outlined in a care plan. Before any of such intervention is carried out, Mr. J’s consent has to be sorted (NMC, 2015). Together with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Human Tissue Act (2004), it is a legal and professional requirement of any healthcare practitioner to seek consent of patient. On the contrary, where and when the patient lack the capacity to consent, health practitioners are to act in the best interest of the patient (Department Of Health,
Aside from these, successful communication through a patient-centred approach also serves to reassure relatives that their loved ones are receiving the necessary treatment. Within the nursing field, good communication and interpersonal relationship are considered indicative of best practice (McCabe and Timmins,