NU4028 ETHICS CONFIDENTIALITY (Dooley & McCarthy=DM 2012) I answered following layout from revision sheet A)Explain principle of confidentiality (you must also apply to case in exam question) Confidentiality places an obligation on nurses. Nurses must respect confidences that patients share Nurses must keep confident any information about patient from other parties(Mills 2002) Confidential information is defined as any private information understood not to be shared with a 3rd party(DM 2012)
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LO 4.1 Confidentiality is about respecting people’s rights to a private life. In a childcare setting‚ certain information is required from parents (or carers) about themselves and their children‚ like telephone numbers‚ address and child health information. It is important that this information is kept securely and only accessed by the relevant people. This kind of information is called ‘confidential’. Sometimes parents‚ carers or children will give us information that is of a personal nature
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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 is disclosed
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Introduction: The concept of “doctor-patient confidentiality” derives from English common law and is codified in many states’ statutes. It is based on ethics‚ not law‚ and goes at least as far back as the Roman Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians. It is different from “doctor-patient privilege‚” which is a legal concept. Both‚ however‚ are called upon in legal matters to establish the extent by which ethical duties of confidentiality apply to legal privilege. Legal privilege involves the right to
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How would you feel if you had a serious illness or disease and everyone had access to your personal information? Personally‚ I would be distraught. Confidentiality is using discretion in keeping secret information. Without confidentiality in a medical office anyone can be entitled to the patients’ personal information. The importance of confidentiality is very high‚ what someone’s medical history is should be between them and their physician. Although everyone does not have an illness or disease
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Confidentiality to a criminal defendant can be a tough topic to speak upon. The scenario that I was given deals with two coworkers and one client. One is a paralegal‚ one is an attorney‚ and then the client. The paralegal and the client are friends and the paralegal works for the attorney‚ who is currently facing felony charges. The paralegal should inform the client of such charges of the attorney because the client is asking of the attorney to do a similar job as to what he is being charged for
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WHY CONFIDENTIALITY IS IMPORTANT? Patients routinely communicate personal information with health care providers. On the off chance that the classifications of this information were not secured‚ trust in the doctor or health care provider relationship would be reduced. Patients would be less inclined to share sensitive information‚ which could adversely affect their care. Confidentiality is integral to the improvement of trust amongst specialists and patients. Patients must have the capacity to expect
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on the characters feelings and how they react to something. A large portion of non-fiction stories or texts are mainly objective because they have more facts than opinions. The article‚ At the Holocaust Museum by: David Oliver Relin states more objectivity than subjectivity because it is being compared to the real life event and is factual. The information stated in the article is laid out
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Mechanical objectivity involves the removal of subjectivity from the reader or‚ in this case‚ a judge or doctor when utilizing discretion. Porter explains that‚ “expertise must include an ability to follow the rules…but there is no avoiding the judicious exercise of discretion” (4). Furthermore‚ discretion is used daily for a variety of scenarios; however‚ how does one define ‘discretion?’ Per Merriam Webster’s Dictionary‚ discretion is defined as‚ “the quality of having or showing discernment or
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Reliability and Objectivity of Accounting Measurement‚ Author: Y.Ijiri and R.K.Jaedicke‚ The Accounting Review‚ Vol.41. No.3‚ 1966‚ 474-483 Summary: Accounting is a measurement system in which number of alternative measurement methods are available. Criteria for choosing best measurement alternative is an issue over the life of accounting. The user groups and the purpose for which data will be used are important‚ however‚ the use or purpose of the data is simply too broad and general a criterion
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