Some of the guidelines under this category include honesty and integrity as well as not deceiving the public. These are principles that I practice at work and at home. Treating customers with honesty and integrity is essential in the job that I do at the hospital. Another principle would be to take responsibility for your actions. Taking responsibility for your actions is also something that is practiced in my professional career.
The importance of chaperoning in General Practice It is best practice, in almost all clinical settings, that a ‘chaperone’ or trusted adult is present during any examination or treatment being carried out. This is to protect both the clinician and patient against possible sexual misconduct and to make both parties feel more secure during intimate examinations. I would like our surgery to actively make patients aware that a chaperone is available if they feel they may need to have an intimate examination and ensure all staff are aware of what being a chaperone entails. At our Practice, there aren’t trained members of staff who are chaperones. If a doctor or nurse requires a chaperone, in the first instance, another clinical member of staff is asked for.
Not only do you post the code of ethics on the door but also it is represented by actions and words. Employees are the representation of the entity. Compliance of the ethical code by moral decision-making, attitude, personality, preservation of patient rights and confidentiality is important to promote confidence and a positive reputation within the healthcare community and
Reading about this case made me think of the ethical challenges that caring for members of faith who refuse life-saving treatments may pose for the physician – emotional, professional, and legal. Considering the ‘Duties of a Doctor’ outlined by the GMC (2), as a physician it will be my responsibility to preserve life and health by employing all techniques available to me. However, I will also be obligated to respect my patients’ autonomy and rights to make decisions about their own medical care (3) and the refusal of such. And this is where the ethical principles of
Doctors want us to follow their recommendations and ensure that the service user are getting the medication that they are prescribed, and that all referrals are followed through on. Working with professional partnership is a 2 way process we also want them to keep us informed of what is happening, notify us of any changes and keep us informed. C’s funding authority found a different service for C which he moved into, this new service was not for sensory impaired people and none of the staff at the new service could use British sign
Security Breach Case Study HCS/ 533 Nichole Sims October 7th, 2013 Lori Koepsel Security Breach Case Study Securing patient information, privacy, and security within a health care organization is essential to the daily operations. The administration at St. John’s Hospital takes pride in its sound policies and procedures for the protection of confidential client information. In fact, it serves as a model for other institutions in the area; however, printouts discarded in the restricted-access Information Systems department are not shredded. On numerous occasions, personnel working late have observed the cleaning staff reading discarded printouts that hold protected health information. St. John’s Hospital took immediate action towards the cleaning staff as well as the information systems administration team to ensure this type of breach, or others do not happen again in the future.
Developing that human relationship with your patient is key to helping them achieve a great quality of life. At my hospital look other hospitals the concept is take care of the patient first or the patient comes first. My hospital really expects that of all staff. They give us the equipment, time and recourses to do so. Our CEO, COO,and CNO have a motto and it is: as staff we do not ever say we don't have it, or we don't do it.
This next principle is “A pharmacist respects the autonomy and dignity of each patient” (American Pharmacists Association). A pharmacist is to allow patients make initial decisions when it comes to medical decisions. The patients must be able to be aware of the complications and risks that occur when taking the specific type of medications. Though these are not all eight principle, the main points and values consumed by the pharmacist are present. Though each principle is a part of the code of ethics, there are flaws to them as well.
The patient has a right to decide one’s medical care. One also has a right to know of any side effects of treatments. June needs to be told what may happen without the feeding tube and what can be expected with the feeding tube. June also has a right to have her health information kept confidential, with information given only to those she designates as being allowed to have her health information (Showalter, 2008). It is noted that in the absence of a progressive terminal disease, the feeding tube may be used to prolong life and since the patient is not dying of another cause, discontinuing the feeding tube would imply a desire to cause the patient’s death.
The reason for this window of time for the infection to develop is because hospitals try to have the duration of hospital stays decreased. Therefore, the symptoms of the infections aren’t discovered until after the patient has returned home. Hospital-acquired infections are also an indication of how well patient care and safety is at the hospital. The safety and quality of care for the patients should always be a hospital’s first priority. Hospital-acquired infections are preventable and preventing them is straightforward: a code of cleanliness.