destruction or damage to personal data‚ legal requirements for the storage of electronic and manual data and access to secure information; issues relating to the legal requirements for sharing information eg freedom of information‚ principles of confidentiality‚ agreed ways of inter-agency and multi-agency/integrated working. 2 Be able to implement good practice in handling information Good practice in handling information: understanding the features of both manual and electronic information storage
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The Importance of Confidentiality in the Medical Field Most jobs have a confidentiality policy. In the medical field‚ confidentiality is extremely important. If the wrong person were to gain access to someone’s medical records‚ they could use that against them. It can potentially harm that person’s personal life. Keeping a patient’s information and medical records confidential is a must. The importance of confidentiality stressed in HIPAA and HITECH act protects the integrity of medical facilities
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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discussing bioethical considerations‚ life-support technology‚ and other ethical issues in medical decisions‚ I have to begin by drawing upon my own experience as a pediatric nurse‚ and the outcomes of many of my patients. In particular‚ my final position before retiring was caring for several infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome‚ both in the home and as support of the family during hospitalizations. However‚ the skilled-nursing home care was to help keep hospitalizations at a minimum. Hypoplastic
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patient by seeking the views of people close to Sara. The views of family‚ friends and care staffs are essentials because with their knowledge they may know what is best for Sara (Social Care and Institute of Excellence‚ SCIE 2009). Ellis (2015) explains exploring and analysing how to resolve the problem with multiple different points of views should be undertaken. The support worker worked with Sara for year‚ in this case getting the support worker point of view would help the district nurse make
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The Physiological Implications A. Genetic Engineering Health risks of genetic engineering have sometimes been described in exaggerated‚ alarmist terms‚ implying that foods made from Genetically Engineered crops are inherently unsafe. It is also an exaggeration‚ however‚ to state that there are no health risks associated with GE. For one thing‚ not enough is known: research on the effects of specific genes has been limited—and tightly controlled by the industry. But we do know of ways in which
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Ethical Frameworks Practice Health care professionals are subject to a multitude of professional‚ legal‚ and ethical responsibilities which call for personal judgment to be utilized in such a manner as to protect clients as well as public wellness and interests. Overall considerations in handling such duties may be considered to be respect of a client’s autonomy‚ confidence‚ and recognition of obligations owed to all clients. While the aforementioned acts fall within the professional realm
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Fundamental Principles of Nursing Related to Professionalism and Discipline FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF NURSING RELATED TO PROFESSIONALISM AND DISCIPLINE In this paper I will provide information regarding the definition of nursing‚ nursing as a discipline‚ nursing as a profession and nursing roles and settings. In addition‚ I will provide the fundamentals of nursing related to caring and communication‚ along with nursing as an art and science. I believe nursing is a very important career
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interests‚ whether or not we are conscious of it. The five arguments against ethical egoism is plausible. Inconsistent outcome argument simply tries to prove that ethical egoism cannot be true because it fails to meet the necessary condition of morality which is being a guide to action. Publicity argument says that egoist’s egoistic project cannot be publicly advertised without harming the project itself. Paradox of Ethical Egoism says that for an egoist to achieve something‚ he must give up his egoistic
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Question TWO What is a "Breach of Contract"? A business contract creates certain obligations that are to be fulfilled by the people or companies who entered into the agreement. In the eyes of the law‚ a party’s failure to fulfil an end of the bargain under a contract is known as a "breach" of the contract. Depending on the specifics of the contract‚ a breach can occur when a party fails to perform on time‚ does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement‚ or does not perform at all
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