Confidentiality As a moral principle confidentiality is the respect that must be given to individuals by providing their personal information only to those authorized or appropriate to do so (Phillips‚ 2013‚ pg 52). As a perioperative nurse‚ we are privy to much personal information that has been provided by patient’s for the purpose of their care needs. An instance where we would need to remember to respect the patient’s confidentiality would be if someone was asking for information about a patient
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The doctrine of covering the field is a doctrine in constitutional theory that applies in federal constitutions where legislative powers are shared between the federal government and the federating states in Enumerated Lists. It applies only to legislative acts (statutes) made by the federal and state legislatures under the Concurrent Legislative List. In the US‚ the expression‚ covering the same ground‚ was used in Houston v Moore 18 US 1 (1820). The doctrine simply means that where there is a
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entitled‚ often held to include the right to life and liberty‚ freedom of thought and expression‚ and equality before the law. I would like to talk to you about privacy and confidentiality. Privacy: the quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. (http://www.answers.com/topic ) Confidentiality: Containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be injurious to either
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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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Covering Letter of Order Make any nece----ssary points and confirm the terms that have been agreed The buyer’s order is an offer to buy and the seller or offerer is not legally bound to honour their agreement . A. The buyer’s obligations When a binding agreement comes into force‚ the buyer is required by law: (1) to accept the goods supplied‚ provided they comply with the terms of the order (2) to pay for them at the time of delivery‚ unless there is an agreement to the contrary (3)
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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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In the nursing profession‚ keeping patient confidentiality is of the upmost concern. It is an important feature of the nurse -patient relationship and must be maintain as basis of providing care. Confidentiality is described as respecting other people’s secret and keeping security information gathered from individuals in the privileged circumstances of a professional relationship. (Lee and Godbold ‚ 2012). The privacy act offer nurses some flexibility in using professional opinion regarding disclosure
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Legislation and Policies Governing Confidentiality and the Sharing of Information: Data Protection Act 1998 Any organisation that holds information on individuals needs to be registered with the Information Commissioner. This is designed to ensure that confidential information cannot be passed onto others without the individual’s consent‚ or the parents or guardians consent with regard to children. Individuals also have the right to access personal data held on file about themselves‚ or in
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"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors‚ visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition‚ these lockers are secured with
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Welfare and well being in the early years 1.1 Explain the welfare requirements and guidance of the relevant early years framework Each of the nations within the United Kingdom has a set of welfare requirements or standards that must be met by the provider of early years care. There are three general legal requirements and each of these include specific legal requirements. These specific requirements include statutory guidance informing the provider exactly what is required of
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