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
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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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Privacy and Confidentiality As nurses we are required to adhere to the standards and guidelines set forth by the College of Nurses of Ontario. These practices and standards have been implemented in order to support the nurses in providing safe and ethical care to the public. In the assigned case study‚ Irene is a nurse facing privacy and confidentiality issues. Irene is working in a facility environment where her integrity and professionalism is being constantly challenged. It is important
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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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Running head: ETHICS OF CONFIDENTIALITY Ethics of Confidentiality Stacy L. Reynolds Grand Canyon University: NRS437V March 24‚ 2012 Ethics of Confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ a nurse became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ the nurse had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about
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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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Maintaining Confidentiality Course 117 TWO contact hours By: Monica Oram‚ RN‚ BSN Upon completion of this course the reader will be able to achieve the following objectives: 1. Define confidentiality and related key terms 2. Define the concepts concerning confidentiality 3. Understand what is considered confidential information 4. Understand the outcomes of breach of confidentiality 5. Understand responsibilities as a healthcare worker with private and confidential information
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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Confidentiality and making patients feel confident in giving us their information. Confidentiality is taken advantage of every day by healthcare professionals. HIPAA states that healthcare professionals should not give information such as date of birth‚ patient name‚ or social security number. What about talking to your significant other or best friend about a patient you examined today with an ominous skin malady? You apprehend it every day in the healthcare field. Nurses talking to one another
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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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