• Autonomy: this means a person choice has got to be respected not matter what. • Beneficence: this means health care professional should act in a way that is beneficial to the patient; this could involve costs and risks. • Non-maleficence; this means that any harm caused by treatment or involvement this should not outweigh the benefits of any treatment. Putting the individual at the heart of service provision This provides active support which consistent with the beliefs culture and preferences of the individual. It also supports individuals in expressing their needs and preferences.
The purpose of the Public Health is to help individuals remain healthy and also to protect them from anything that can be seen as a threat to their lives. The government wants everyone to have the ability to make healthier choices and to minimize the impact and risks of ill health. Organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) the government, the National Statistics Office and the Health Protection Agency collect data about death and illness and interpret it. The World Health Organization collects information about health on an international and a national level and then compare between the countries. The government collects information to give to different policies.
The Western scientific approach to medicine bases on these main features, focusing on the abnormalities in the body, biological factors explain the illness, it examines the cause of ill health through observations and tests, trained health professionals are the ones able to identify and treat the illness, emphasising different treatments medications and other interventions. Health care environments are appropriate places to undergo treatments and the model specifically states that illness is regarded as a temporary condition which can be reversed by the intervention of medical expertise. The bio medical model relates to the functionalist approach of health as it specifies that health is the absences of disease and it’s regarded as dysfunctional for the society as individuals cannot make positive contribution to the running of society. The model does not consider the social and environmental factors of ill health but relays on the scientifically methods to address and diagnose the illness if the illness cannot be diagnosed the individual would be labelled as malingering meaning one will be pretending to be ill for
Thus, a person’s health should not be sacrificed due to that patient’s autonomy or right to make his or her own choices. As long as a patient is informed about the consequences of their actions, then one should be able to do what he or she deems necessary. Ms. Selbstmord’s case illustrates the shift that society is beginning to make further from autonomy and to other principles that place less value on a patient’s rights. References Callahan, D. (1994). Bioethics: Private choice and common good.
Critical analysis will be maintained throughout the essay including the effectiveness of the monitoring, quality assurance or audit mechanisms in place. PURPOSE OF THE POLICY The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to establish the Aseptic Non Touch Technique as the safe and effective technique for all aseptic procedures. The guidance aims to enhance healthcare professionals’ knowledge to reduce the risk of microbial contamination in their everyday practice (NHS Trust 2010). It encompasses the necessary infection control measures to prevent pathogenic micro-organisms on hands, surfaces or equipment from being introduced to susceptible sites during clinical practice (RCN2009). Asepsis can be defined as a state of being free from living pathogenic microorganisms (REF).
A GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING http://www.newham.gov.uk/PublishingImages/HealthSocialCare/Safeguarding-for-professionals.jpg What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding is the multi-disciplinary work to minimise and manage risk to vulnerable adults and children. It is protecting vulnerable adults or children from abuse or neglect. It means making sure people are supported to get good access to health care and stay well. It is wrong if vulnerable adults or children are not treated by professionals with the same respect as other patients.
2007). These principles work in collaboration with each other for the patient, which endeavours to do the best in order to protect the patient from any harm (Dimond, 2008). However, Pozar (2006), Griffiths and Tenghah (2008) argue these two principles should outweigh respect for autonomy in life threatening situations, except when a competent patient is able to comprehend the life-threatening risk without the influence of others, then legally and morally professionals must respect the patient’s right to autonomy. Yet with regards to justice there is an obligation to treat people fairly and not to judge or discriminate against them in anyway (Dimond 2008). Whereas by definition, paternalism restricts a person’s right to autonomy, and takes another person’s autonomous right away and makes decision on their behalf, even if it is contrary to the wishes of the patient (Beauchamp and Childress 2001).
Work Based Learning Project NURB 275. The following piece of work adheres to the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Code of Conduct, with either fictitious names being used or omitted to protect confidentiality. Abstract This report will discuss the implementation of a change related to a cardiovascular ward. The change comes in the form of an information leaflet to raise awareness to the patient and their family about the importance of maintaining a good well balanced nutritional intake and how this affects wound healing. There is evidence to suggest that giving clients written information helps to reduce anxiety and therefore improve healing, give empowerment and increase satisfaction (Little et al, 2004)).
Everyone needs to work with the attitude that the culture is not the blame for all the problems. Today in health care we as individuals need to maintain a very positive way of thinking that all the situations or issues that is not the culture fault. We as the culture need to have our minds what is important in health care today. The manager or leader will need to be open to new ideas so the individual employee will want to listen. This will usually put out the problem and working individuals in the working culture of blame.
Advocacy is ensuring social justice for all by actively involved the government in health service delivery without any interior motives attached for doing the work. This is what NAMI is doing and not making a profit out of their