1.1 “Duty of Care” is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual or group requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care to prevent harm to others 1.2 I am affected by a duty of care which requires me to (amongst other things) ensure that I • do not permit any residents to come to harm through my acts or omissions. • report any reasonably held suspicion of mal practice. • take all reasonable steps to provide the best care I am capable of to resident. 2.1 Dilemas are most commonly experienced around personal hygiene issues, residents may elect to refuse to take a bath/show and if they are deemed to have capacity then it is their right to do so. However if a resident is in dire need of a bath, perhaps due to issues regarding incontinence, then there is a duty of care upon me to ensure the resident is washed and changed.
Although the company has several strengths it also has its weaknesses, such as low contribution of large case pension segments and overdependence on the US market. Inefficient cost structure is also a disadvantage of the organization. Since Aetna is one of the largest health insurance competitors it has several opportunities The company has the opportunity to expand medical business and explore universal health care. This will also enable them to retain a positive outlook for their global life and health insurance market. Aetna also has been afforded the opportunity to launch a line of new products and service offering as well as invest in mobile solutions.
Although there could be potential internal problems, Shouldice conducts their business appropriately. 1.) Management does not need to act too aggressively to preserve the hospitals position in the customers mind. Although there are top of the line hospitals around the globe, none other are as specialized, distinguished, or as trusted as Shouldice Hospital. Currently Shouldice uses their success rate, great word of mouth promotion, extreme customer satisfaction, and specialty service to entice customers into wanting their services.
A nurse must provide a safe and competent Nursing care by which she can uphold and maintain the standard of the profession. In the aforementioned scenario, the Registered Nurse provided antibiotics to the patient without the order of the registered medical practiotioner, while she was working in the emergency department. As a nurse she is professionally acceptable for the provision of safe and competent care. But she is not allowed to provide a prescription to the patient. This may leads to offensive quality of care and unprofessional code of conduct.
Or did you help the patient?” As a nurse you want to help the patient in every situation. This is an ethical issue nurses have to deal with every day. Since every case is different you are not always able to help the patient in the way they want to be helped. Some patients think that you are their friend and you will do anything they ask. But you aren’t able to; you have to do what is required of your job.
Where clearly has brought a difficult situation to the healthcare team of the hospital raising ethical and legal issues in all aspects due to the fact that the parents of the pregnant teen have refused any assistance and the nurse assigned has complied silently. This scenario compromises patient safety and puts the minor and child in medical danger. Not only are the lives of the minor and the teen in danger but also it raises an ethical issue of the hospital and patients’ rights. It would make sense to attempt to provide all medical attention necessary to promote patient safety for the sake of the minor and unborn child but also it is important to evaluate the legal liability of the hospital to determine if the parents have all the rights and responsibility in decision making for their daughter. Therefore, treating all patients fairly is an ethical duty of the hospital and staff with respect to values and beliefs.
Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care. This is the balance between health and safety. This is on the concepts of stability and mental capacity. For instance: • The individual wants to go to the bathroom by themselves but it is not safe for them to be left alone as they are not stable on their feet and are prone to falling. It is your duty of
The husband wanted to save his wife, but on the other hand, their children belief that their mom wants a quality of life with dignity. When a nurses engaged such a complex ethical situation, the Ethical Committee resources included multidisciplinary groups that are needed to assist patient and family. Based on statutory law, patients have the right to make a decision to withdraw or withhold any treatment (Blais & Hayes, 2011). In the case study of Marianne, the patient do not have advanced directive on file, therefore, the statutory laws are not against family's decision related to her care. The nurse can only educate and provide information and be the patients' advocate.
In this task I will be exploring the different types of communication available and how vital they are in a health and social care sector. If care practitioners have demonstrate bad communication skills it will have a negative impact on the image of the health sector and also on the service users in terms of not getting the care they need or not getting the right information about the care they are about to receive. In the health and social care profession, effective communication is absolutely vital as it allows health workers to carry out their jobs effectively and also good communication creates a good relationship and a strong bond between care workers and care receivers and also it enables care workers to to effectively carry out their work responsibilities by allowing them to work peacefully and effectively with their colleagues. People who suffer fro communication impairments are at a risk of being unable to effectively communicate with their health care providers which could have a negative impact of their health in form of the type and quality of care that they receive. They are different forms of communication available for example one to one, group, formal, informal, verbal, oral and so on.
during a lingering illness. However, if the patient does not desire to use these medications due to not wanting to become “addicted”, feeling “out of it” or for other reasons, the nurse needs to respect the patient’s decision. It is the nurse’s duty to make sure the patient has been accurately informed of treatment options including side effects, common misperceptions, etc. but to not sway the patient’s decisions for treatment based on his/her own beliefs. A nurse may personally feel that a patient who is dying of cancer should utilize any and all pain management options available to them, however, if the patient does not wish to use pain medications because he/she feels “out of it” or is afraid of becoming “addicted”, the nurse needs to respect that patient’s choice.