Unit 4223-338 338.1 Perform Routine Electrocardiograph (ECG) Procedures 1.2 Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role 1.2 Explain own responsibilities and accountability in relation to current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines 1.3 Explain the duty to report any acts or omissions in care that could be detrimental. The Executive Director for Nursing and Governance has overall responsibility for ensuring guidelines are implemented. There is corporate responsibility for ensuring clinical guidelines are supported by appropriate training, policy distribution and awareness and incorporation into the clinical governance agenda, in terms of audit. All clinical staff should be aware of their own responsibility and accountability when recording or interpreting an ECG and always adhere to professional codes of practice and ensure their clinical competence is maintained. It is the responsibility of the person who is performing the ECG to ensure they provide the Doctors with a legible and accurate ECG recording.
This form requires health professionals to document both how they have come to the conclusion that the patient lacks the capacity to make this particular healthcare decision, and why the proposed treatment would be in the patient’s best interests. It also allows the involvement of those close to the patient in making this healthcare decision to be documented. The development of these forms does not change the current position on when written, as opposed to oral, consent to treatment is necessary. It is a matter of local determination what form of consent is appropriate for individual procedures, within the broad guidelines set out in the model consent
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
Some of the potential issues that the new patient management system must take into consideration include security, the accuracy and speed of the network, and compliance like HIPAA. The system will include sensitive information like patient information, medical diagnosis, treatment plans, and the results which will be used to schedule appointments. The patient management systems software, hardware, and networks design should take all of these things into consideration and should have functions incorporated into them that will offer all of those
Unit 4 Project Questions 1. What is the purpose of having an advance directive? The purpose of an advance directive is so that the patient can and will have the final say in what will happen to them after they are unable to speak for themselves. They are used when a patient is terminally ill. They are completed by the patient while they are still able to make decisions on their own behalf; and should be notarized.
Administrative Ethics HCS/335 February, 6, 2012 Administrative Ethics In today’s society it is essential that health care facilities maintain professionalism respecting the right of patient confidentiality. The privacy of patient personal information is to be between the patient and the physician. The medical staff has no reason to view patient personal history without billing purposes only. The patient must confide in the physician to disclose information about one’s health issues. The physician must know symptoms of the patient to find diagnosis.
Unit 14 Understanding the administration of medication to Individuals with Dementia using Person Centred Approach. Approaching administration of medication to every individual should be based upon keeping them informed and offerring choice. However it may be apparent that the dementia may prevent an individual from being reliable and consistant with medication. In this case a care worker may be solely responsible for continuity of administration of medication. Still informing.
The plan must address who is to perform specific duties during the recovery period. These people must be selected very carefully, alternates identified, and plans should be documented to train and test those individuals in the performance of their duties. * Review and update the current contingency plan for the hospital to ensure that it is flexible in order to respond to any type of internal or external disaster including nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorist threats. Update the current contingency plan to ensure that it outlines a chain of task delegation and communication to be activated by the upper level medical services supervisor on-site following notification from the administrator on call that emergency procedures are to be implemented (see Table A). * Conduct a business impact analysis to identify and prioritize critical systems, business processes, and components.
By xxrachie8513xx | Studymode.com Promote person centered approaches in health and social care 1.1 Explain how and why person centered values must influence all aspects of health and social care work: Because everybody has different belief systems, needs, disabilities, cultures, religious beliefs. Everybody has their own person centered care plans that help us approach them in an individual way, even if we know how to assist clients we still try to offer those choices and independence. We need to make sure we do not push our beliefs onto those who cannot choose for themselves. 1.2 Evaluate the use of care plans in applying person centered values: Care plans are the primary source of client information. We can make individual plans and requirements to suit the specific needs of an individual.
Communication incorporates the basic elements of communication; meaning there are so many cultural differences, personalities, languages, beliefs, values, morals, and behavior. This is why establishing positive communication along with understanding cultural differences will allow professionals to understand the patient while focusing on his or her need of care. Communication in the health care industry starts the minute a physician meets with the patient on the very first visit or with the receptionist the minute a patient walks in the health facility. When communication is established it should be maintained at all times and on all levels whether it is verbal or non-verbal. Effective Communication takes place through direct communication, voice messages, e-mailing, filling prescriptions, phone calls, memos, letters, and making appointments.