Patient Confidentiality‚ a Case Study Inna Gerenshteyn Empire State College Patient Confidentiality‚ A Case Study Advances in technology‚ including computerized medical databases‚ the Internet‚ and telehealth‚ have opened the door to potential‚ unintentional breaches of private/confidential health information. Protection of privacy/confidentiality is essential to the trusting relationship between health care providers and patients. Quality patient care requires the communication of
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you should do when you see Melanie’s message. Confidentiality This scenario illustrates Melanie‚ who is a nursing student‚ who has publicly announced a patient’s clinical status via the social networking site known as Facebook. This immediately becomes a both legal and ethical issue - breaching of confidentiality since Melanie has shared the patient’s information without his/hers consent. According to Sastow & Inman (2008) confidentiality is defined as the right of an individual to have any
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There are five principles to ethical nursing. The first principle‚ nonmaleficence‚ or do no harm‚ it is directly tied to a nurse’s duty to protect the patient’s safety. This principle dictates that we do not cause injury to our patients. A way that harm can occur to patients is through communication failures. These failures can be intentional or as a result of electronic or human error. Failing to convey accurate information‚ giving wrong messages‚ and breaking down of equipment‚ can cause harm
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The ethical principles the AG-ACNP must have an understanding of are autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ beneficence‚ and justice. (Beauchamp & Childress‚ 2001). The ethical framework that will pilot the aspiring AG-ACNP with ethical decision making would be utilitarianism. As an AG-ACNP‚ implementing the theory of utilitarianism of ethics
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it comes to the decision of the health care system‚ there are many things that a person needs to look into such as the elements of autonomy‚ fidelity‚ and confidentiality. Also one needs to know the diversity when it comes to making ethical decision and the “Patient’s Bill of Rights. In this paper it will discuss the elements of autonomy‚ fidelity and confidentiality. It will also explain the process of cultural diversity when it comes to ethical decision making and name some of the principles for
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AVOIDING ETHICAL IMPROPRIETY: PROBLEMS OF DUAL ROLE RELATIONSHIPS INTRODUCTION While the primary role of a therapist is to provide counseling services‚ therapists often assume further professional roles related to their special knowledge and training. For example‚ they may be consultants‚ expert witnesses‚ supervisors‚ authors‚ or teachers. As private persons‚ therapists also assume nonprofessional roles. They may be parents‚ football coaches‚ consumers‚ members of the PTA‚ friends‚ sexual partners
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breach of ethics and would be considered inexcusable in any professional setting. By using untrained translators‚ they limited her power to make informed decisions‚ breaking the autonomy principle of medical ethics. And then they also told her sons‚ which is a major breach of privacy and a violation of the non-maleficence principle of medical ethics‚ which could have upset her and lowered her likelihood of returning to the clinic for follow-up. (Skolnik CH4) The clinic infringes on the key principle
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Patricia King “The Dangers of Difference” * The Dilemma of Difference * Even when a study purports to be helping a disadvantaged group it may cause harm * If the racial difference is ignored harm can result from ignoring factors that may have a correlation with race. Patricia King “The Dangers of Difference” * Inclusion/Exclusion * Inclusion: required that vulnerable groups be protected‚ e.g. equitable selection‚ cognizant of specific problems with respect to vulnerable
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protecting the privacy and confidentiality of health information. They generally provide that an individual’s identifiable health information is confidential and that it may not be disclosed without the individual’s authorization. The statue also dictates several purposes for which the provider may disclose health information without the individual’s authorization. Many states give the individual a right of action against a party that violates the state confidentiality restrictions. States with less
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