The caregivers and their patients each bring their own learned patterns of language and culture. .If ta lack of cultural competency is perceived by the patient, the communication between them could be an issue. For example a patient who has limited English proficiency could easily misunderstand the instruction of a medication dosage, or could not understand what their medical condition is, like what they are restricted to do or eat. As a consequence the health provider could be sued by the patient’s families in case of death, or medical emergency, alleging lack
Concomitantly, healthcare providers are unable to provide adequate care to patients when they are not empathetic to the way the patient views health and illness (“What is Cultural Competency, “ 2013). Disparities decrease and favorable health results increase when healthcare providers provide care that is sensitive and respectful to patients (“What is Cultural Competency,” 2013). When healthcare providers understand and appreciate the views of other ethnic groups in this country along with evaluating their own beliefs regarding health, it can lead to a system that can satisfactorily provide culturally competent care (“What is Cultural Competency,”
This leads to an ethical issue amongst those who treat elderly adults as to when they are not able to give legal consent for treatment. Are they able to give informed consent when they may forget that they ever spoke with you to begin with? As with any client you must give them time to ask questions and make sure they understand their treatment. In some cases a guardian is put into place to protect the client in both medical and financial issues. In this case any treatment or change in treatment would go through the guardian for the informed consent process.
If the patient has an intellectual disability they may not be able to consent to treatment due to limited or no understanding of the procedure needing to be done. A substituted decision maker who is authorized by law (legislation such Guardianship Act 1987 NSW) will be appointed. Berman et al (2012 pp74-75) 3) Explain the term duty of care when caring for Elijah? The nurse has the responsibility of providing care to their patient at an acceptable standard within their scope of practice regardless if that patient has been assigned to them or not while they are on duty. Berman et al (2012 p 79) 4) Elijah may not be able to give his own consent and his guardian may be involved, as a nurse you may have to act as an advocate for your client.
There are going to be new policies put into effect and because of this some of the residents will be forced to move to a different place or displaced. To make matters even worse, some of the residents have difficulty communicating, have no local family, and have not indicated that they approve the release of their medical information. The subject of this paper is to discuss the situation concerning the nursing home and the residents, and to make arrangements for these individuals, the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication. This paper will also discuss the effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication. Different types of communication methods used in nursing homes The health care organization used in this scenario is nursing home.
However, there are instances that do not have a right answer and the outcome has a negative impact on the patient, the family, and the nurse involved. This is known as moral distress. In the following scenario the right action to take seems clear to me, however, the family and physician make it impossible for me to take the appropriate action for my patient (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2008; Santiago & Abdool, 2011). The contents of this paper will describe the ethical scenario and provide a model that helps guide me to make and ethical decision. Using the four component model of James Rest (as cited by Robichaux, 2012) will assist me in developing ethical skills that will build on the ethical decision making model developed by Burkhardt and Nathaniel (2008).
CPR is not indicated in terminal or irreversible illnesses where death is not unexpected. When a client has expressed his wishes to have no life sustaining actions taken, and those wishes are not followed because the family cannot bear to lose their loved one, it creates an ethical dilemma, one of futile care. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a critical care patient, family, and events that delayed his death, and
Difficulties in Post-operative care due to drowsiness, rushed interactions and absorbing status post information The preoperative area presented the most concerns by the patients by lack of emotional and informational support by the healthcare staff. To ensure quality of care information should be given to patients concerning long wait times. Relatives and or caregivers should be present in the post-operative phase to ensure information concerning diagnosis or information can be relayed later in time. Radiology relationship to this article stresses the need for education and divulgence of information to the patient in a timely
I have seen some people who don’t give all the information and with clients who have disabilities it is preferred that the advocate and client know exactly what will be going on within their treatment sessions. I know as an advocate for children I would make it a point to stand up for my client if it was in the best interest of my client. Some people do not understand why persons with disabilities need an advocate when they are going to find treatment for themselves. Short and long-term medical care is also another area in which advocates are used. When it comes to short term medical care the advocate is there to help explain what is going to happen and why they maybe in the care facility.
People with dementia need support and reassurance throughout their illness. Staff may find changes hard to accept and like family members may prefer not to look too closely at what is happening. This protects carers from a sense of loss, but prevents them from finding ways to ease the distress and responding creatively. Staff need to be aware of their own feelings and supportive to each other when they are finding a person’s decline disturbing. Well being Showing some signs of well being ; Does this person need more help to show significant signs of well being?