Without capacity to make particular decisions about their advanced care plan the individual would not be able to participate in the process, an advanced care plan enables those with capacity to state their wishes and choices in relation to their care and treatment in the event that they lose the capacity in the future to decide for themselves or lose the ability to communicate them. 2.6 Explain the meaning of informed consent. Informed consent means permission granted in the full knowledge of the possible consequences, for example a doctor tells a patient the risks and benefits of a particular operation prior to it taking place, the patient fully understands the information given to them and then decides to consent or not to consent to the operation based upon the information the doctor has
It is important that consent or refusal in a medical and/or scientific context be informed for all patients and research subjects. The purpose of informed consent is to enable the participant to be actively involved in their care, participating in the decision making process with a full awareness of any potential consequences of a treatment or a treatments refusal. Modern informed consent laws place a heavy emphasis on the value of individual human rights and patient autonomy by insisting that informed consent be obtained for all medical procedures. In the event that someone is physically or mentally incapable of consent, such as in patients suffering from later stage Dementia’s, a representative may be permitted to authorize certain procedures. The criteria for informed consent or refusal as stated in Chapter 6 of Ethical & legal issues in Canadian Nursing are as follows: * Consent must be given voluntarily.
Discuss the importance of research in health and social care To support care information gathered from research can be used by health care proffesionals so they can give the best possible care and treatment. It is important to ensure that the right people have access to the right information at the right time so they can provide you with the right care. To improve health and social care services for everyone Information is used for purposes beyond your direct care: Commissioning The people who plan health and care services (commissioners) need good information about the types of illnesses people have and the treatments they receive, as well as the result of that care or treatment. They can then check to make sure that people are getting the services that are right for them. Public health Some information is used for public health.
1.1 Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; The Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers, the General Social Care Council's Code of Conduct will have something which could relate to medication. Policy - for example - consider the Government's drive to ensure people with dementia are not over medicated - so their policy is currently designed to 'push' the professionals responsible for prescribing to bear in mind the effect of drugs on frail elderly people and to consider alternative treatments such as activities and therapies. Other examples of policy might be the Goverment's drive to limit the prescribing of antibiotics to reduce the incidence of resistant strains of bacteria. Protocols - a protocol is a procedure and you could outline your company's procedure (protocol) for disposing of controlled drugs or medication in general 2.1 Pick 3 medications - these could be taken from a copy of the British National Formulary (BNF) - any workplace which is administering medication ought to have a copy (relatively up to date!) on the premises.
Consent can be implied, verbal, informed or written. Gaining consent protects both the carer and the person against legal challenge. Today it is common to challenge the opinions of doctors, nurses and other health workers. {People have become more comfortable with the idea of being asked for their views and consent. If no consent is given you cannot proceed with the care.
You MUST always gain consent. Aiv) Care workers must always gain consent from the clients when providing care because it is the law – Human Rights Act, care workers should always respect the clients wishes. Av) There are different ways care workers could gain consent from the client, you could ask them, if they are unable to tell you they could write it down if the can do this, there facial expressions could help you especially if you know your client, and also they might use sign language. Avi) If the client is unable to give consent, care workers should check the care plan first, because it could be that the client is unwell or maybe have a UTI (Urinary Tract
There are so many things that the Medical Law and Ethics course has covered that pertains to the healthcare field. This includes situations that have to do with patients, healthcare workers, laws & procedures, and patient confidentiality, which I will now tell about briefly. The Medical Law and Ethics course has covered many situations pertaining to the relationships between healthcare workers and patients. Healthcare workers must make sure that a patient understands any procedures that they may be given, and they must have the patient’s consent to give the procedure. If the consent is not given by a patient the practice, physician, or the healthcare worker can be held liable in a lawsuit.
More often a nursing assessment is based on the medical side of the patient rather than the holistic approach. In this assignment I will be discussing the importance of the nursing process, care planning, and looking at how these are used in practice. I will look at the tools used in the nursing process and show an understanding of how effective they are when used correctly. I will achieve this by describing a case study of a patient from my practice area, and discussing two specific areas that affect the patients care. Throughout this assignment I will be using a pseudonym to maintain patient confidentiality in order to conform to ‘The Nursing and Midwifery Code’ (NMC, 2008).
The NAON recommended that patients and their families should be provided with education about pin site care before discharge and that this should be supported by the provision of written instructions (Holmes ei a/2005). Information should be available in written, oral and visual formats and should be consistent (Lee-Smith et al 2001 ). In terms of risk, if it is considered that the patient and/or carer is not able to achieve the required competency to care for the pin site, then healthcare professionals with particular responsibility for pin site care should liaise with community nurses to maintain consistency and provide support (Lee-Smith et al 2001 ). Nursing accountability Medical staff often indicate their preference for carrying out pin site care. Healthcare professionals may include the pin site care regimen in the patient's notes.
The provider should repeat what the patient said if they did not clearly understand what was said. The provider should also take accountability for their lack of understanding as well. Lastly, the provider should use common language to ask different questions and not overuse medical terminology not understood by the patient. The provider creates a more