No matter what Tijuana’s job was at the hospital, she went into personal, confidential records and obtained damaging information. She then took that information and shared it with others. Complete violation of privacy. She had no right to not only snoop in his records but then to spread it around work. She should have been fired from both places of employment and should have had to pay for her ignorance.
Confidentiality in general means that information will not be discussed outside of the social care setting. Bii) Describe the possible tensions that may rise between telling others of Hannah’s decisiom and keeping this information totally confidential. The information Hannah disclosed to me would be passed by my manager on to those dealing directly with Hannah's care for example her GP, who can work with Hannah to help her understand the benefits of taking her medication. If the information was shared with Hannah's daughter this could cause upset and potential breakdown of the relationship with her mother as Hannah said her daughter 'will be very angry' . Also if you were to share the information with Hannah's mother without her consent then she would lose all trust in you.
A Nurse Refuses to do CPR Is it ethically right to let an elderly person die from not performing CPR on her because it is considered company rules? A report from Fox News about this was brought to my attention because I am a nursing student and it made me want to know more. In the article, “A California retirement home is backing one of its nurses after she refused desperate pleas from a 911 operator to perform CPR on the elderly woman who later died, saying the nurse was following the facility’s policy” (Fox News). The dispatcher asked the nurse over and over to perform CPR on the resident, but the nurse refused to do it. A nurse is taught how to perform CPR in nursing school and other classes.
It is the responsibility of all health care employees’ to take care of patients. Management and leadership have to be careful with confidentiality, this one of the important ethical issues in the medical field. Confidentiality is protecting patient’s information which is private and personal, and the conversation between doctor and patient. Management need to make sure patient health information is secure and the conversation between patient and doctor is safeguarded. For most hospitals manage, leaders, doctors, nurses are concerned about communicable diseases from patients, especially if the medical staff cannot obtain medical records.
Breach of Confidentiality Natasha Dawson Medical Law and Ethics Felicia Stokes 05/24/13 1 Breach of Confidentiality A breach is a neglect of an understanding between two parties; failing to perform a legal duty. The plainiff contends Patient-Doctor confidentiality was breached. A woman is charged for homicide of her baby, and she believed her confidentiality had been breached. A woman is facing a case against her for the death of her child. The baby was found in a garbage bag inside the ladies house.
These effects can range from damages to reputation, to harm to participants, to financial and legal woes for an organization. Organization Case Western Reserve University represented Dr. Karnik as her research sponsor when she submitted the grant. The fact that the university’s reputation was tarnished because of her plagiarized material was the first negative effect the organization experienced. If the school wanted to continue to employ her, they had to submit a certification report to the ORI every time she was involved in research that was directly related to the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). They would also have to remove her from any boards, committees, or advisory positions within their school, which could also be difficult for all parties
Unfortunately, in September of that same year he began to harass her again while she was trying to make a sales agreement with a customer, in which he suggested Ms. Harris offered the customer sex in exchange for the sale. Ms. Harris then collected her last check on October 1, 1987 and promptly left the company, at which time she filed a lawsuit against Forklift Systems Inc. stating her Title VII Civil Rights had been violated by the abusive work environment she endured there, based on her gender. The United States Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled this to be a ‘close’ case, but ruled in favor of the defendant because they believed that while Mr. Hardy’s conduct would offend any reasonable woman worker, it would not have interfered with the persons work
To be more specific, Martha Stewart was convicted of conspiracy, making false statements in a federal trial, and obstruction of justice over the sale of ImClone Systems stock at an incredibly critical time. She sold her stock with the assistance of an illegal tip that the FDA was rejecting; this was her ImClone cancer drug called Erbitux which was for sale. Her decisions were obviously due to a severe lack of personal judgment and decision making skills. She clearly lacked successful and emotional intelligence which would explain the choices she made that led to the conviction. Martha Stewart did not give up easily or admit to guilt willingly.
Identify two reports on serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. Write an account that describes the unsafe practices in the reviews. 1. For this account I am going to refer to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) review of Castlebeck Care after the publicised scandal of patients suffering abuse at one of their care homes; Winterbourne View hospital. ‘The CQC report on Winterbourne View found owners Castlebeck Care had failed to ensure residents living at the unit were adequately protected from risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff.’ [www.bbc.co.uk] This review outlined the unsafe practices as well as recommendations it has to Castlebeck.
She was against the micromanagement of nurses. While she was working as a critical care nurse in Staten Island in New York she was frustrated with lack of respect and constant abuse by nursing management. The harsh conditions in the hospitals motivated her to leave the hospital environment and establish herself as a figure of revolution.