Patients and families dealing with potential end-of-life issues is a very common problem in health care today. The Research addresses the following questions: 1. How can we assist our patients with ESRD with end-of-life issues? 2. Is the topic a priority for the organization 3.
Module 02 – Breach of Confidentiality A 42-year-old male dentist was referred to the radiology department of a hospital for a CT-guided needle biopsy of a 1.5 cm lung nodule. The nodule was thought to be benign but clarification was needed. The patient met with the radiologist and the nurse to explain the procedure and possible risks of bleeding, infection and pneumothorax that may require a chest tube. Before signing the consent form, the dentist asked to speak to the radiologist privately. The patient reveled that he was HIV-positive and was worried that his dental practice might suffer “dire financial consequences” if knowledge of his HIV were to become known.
M1: Assessment of Argyle’s and Tuckman’s Communication Theories & the Role of Effective Communication & Interpersonal Interaction in Health & Social Care Effective communication and interpersonal interaction are vital in a health and social care setting. This can ensure that a service user’s needs are met by the healthcare professionals involved. An example of this would be a paramedic bringing a patient into hospital and communicating correctly with the doctors and nurses about the patient’s condition, such as if they have a particular type of injury or if they are allergic to any medication. If important information like this is insufficiently explained to other healthcare professionals, then treatment for the patient would be inadequate and have a negative effect on the patient’s treatment and recovery. To help understand communication and interpersonal interaction, two theories will be discussed, these are: Argyle’s Communication Cycle and Tuckman’s Group Theory.
Analyse how systems and processes can promote equality and inclusion or reinforce discrimination and exclusion. When promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in my work place, I will ensure that my behavior, words and actions and those of people working with me support a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion policy. I make myself aware of personal responsibilities and liabilities under equality legislation. I would also identify the diversity and needs of my staff and service users and identify areas where needs could be better satisfied and where the diversity of the service users could be improved. This is an ongoing process with health care due the changes in needs of individuals who use our service.
For some reason unknown, the nurses and doctor were unable to perform this procedure at the time she arrived. Not knowing that during the time she was waiting in the hospital, her unborn son was losing oxygen. Their son suffered from loss of oxygen to the brain during his birth, and was born with severe and permanent developmental delays, severe and permanent brain damage, multiple physical and mental disabilities, and Cerebral Palsy (Wenger & Rector, 2012). Describe the issues of the legal case. Some issues that arose during this preceding were that the defendant, John Hopkins Hospital, did not think that they were responsible for the child’s brain damages.
Communication Opinion HCS/320 Communication is a very important skill for every human to have, even more important when that communication involves your health. Which is why it is so vital for a physician or any other health care employee to have good and effective communication skills. In order to fully assist a patient the communication between the physician and patient should have a shared understanding. Without this very important tool in the health care field, the industry would do horrible. So in order for personnel in the health care field to have effective communication they have to follow a few basic elements and rules.
Her primary physician ordered Rocephin, 1gram, IM, daily for ten days. The medication was injected and the first dose was smooth and effective. When the medication was delivered on the second day, the patient refused medication. Assignee and staff nurses tried to educate the patient about medication and disease but patient’s autonomy and right of self-determination protected her for right to refuse the medication. Then, her Doctor, and her power of attorney were contacted due to the refusal of medication.
She talked about what a smart and out spoken man her father was, and a person that her family had always looked up to, she saw the life and the goodness that her father had in him starting to fade away at the end. It got to a point where he could not read or even do something that he likes doing and that was cross word puzzles. Susan went threw a lot of medical treatment that with her father that I would have done to. That is one out of a million people that stuck by her father the way she did. In 2002 her father was diagnosed with metastic head and neck cancer.
Joseph Stevens. The daughter-in-law wanted the medical staff to give her more information about the father-in-laws’ medical condition. The daughter-in-law wanted confirmation of the medical condition. The HIM gave redirection to the daughter-in-law to get the health information that she was requesting from her father-in-law as there was no ROI to give anyone this information in Mr. Stevens family. The PHI was left on the home voicemail of Mr. Joseph Stevens but it was then found that there are three patients within the same practice that had the same name Mr. Joseph Stevens and not one of the records had any identifying markers as to who is who.
In the healthcare setting, communication is vital to patient care. Since communication errors can result in significant problems in a healthcare setting, knowing how to effectively communicate and to apply communication tools within the organization is important. With the impact of gender and culture within the organization, communication can be challenging at times. In a diverse organization, sometimes a workforce may seem fragmented, with different members working towards different goals (du Pre, 2005). By celebrating diversity, helping employees to develop communication skills, and setting good examples, communication can continue to improve within the