By explaining the importance of keeping confidential information such as daily recordings or daily activities in a secure place and not to pass on any information to anyone outside of the individual’s direct team. When using the computer you must make sure when you are accessing the individual personal information that you do not leave it on and go and do something else. Make sure you have an active password that is only known to those that need to know. Task B Guidelines Prepare a set of guidelines to remind social care workers of best practice in
Aiv Explain two ways of helping other practitioners to understand the different systems used to recored information in adult care settings. By explaining the importance of keeping confidentiality information such as daily recordings or daily activities in a secured place and not to pass on any personal information to anyone outside the team of people who are involved in the individuals care. other ways of recording such as computer files should have
The HIPPA law was passed in 1996 to protect the privacy of the client. This way no one can get their medical information unless the client gives permission. “Some health care providers have taken steps such as controlling access to offices with medical files by electronic key card systems and only allowing employees’ limited access to the minimum amount of information needed. In addition, the use of special services to
Use handles to carry sharps box. Do not disassemble devices unless absolutely necessary. Needles and syringes should be disposed of as a single unit. If it were necessary to detach a needle, I would use the device on the sharps box or forceps. Used needles must never be re-sheathed, bent, cut or broken.
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 will avoid misinterpretation of the ECG and also prevent any mismanagement of care provided for the patient. The staff performing the ECG must ensure the Doctors are aware the ECG has been done and needs assessing in order to promote prompt action and effective care for the patient. This should be documented on Paris. Interpretation of the ECG reading is the responsibility of the Doctors not the nursing/ care support staff.
It is the responsibility of the healthcare worker to handle information appropriately; this applies to all information whether it is an opinion given verbally, social information, or financial or medical records. If this agreement would be broken then trust would be lost between service user and carer; additionally, it is likely to cause disciplinary action. 3) The refusal to accept any gifts or money from service users, their families or other carers, would be an agreed way of working. This would be to protect both employer and employee from any legal allegations concerning the gifts in the future; also, this protects the professionalism of both employer and employee and protects these boundaries. This would be an agreed way of working with both employer and service users.
This form is shorter than the others, as the fact that the patient is expected to remain alert during the procedure makes some of the information covered in forms 1 and 2 unnecessary. The use of this form is optional. • Form 4 for adults who lack capacity to consent to a particular treatment. As no-one else can give consent on behalf of such a patient, they may only be treated if that treatment is believed to be in their ‘best interests’. 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.
This is definitely unethical. When more than a minor medical issue arises, the ethical thing for the physician assistant to do is take the patient to a practical setting and take the normal course of actions (2013). Joe is breaking this by taking kits out of the practice area into his own home without consent of the physician or the facility as a whole. The guidelines go over the importance of not providing informal care, which is exactly what Joe is doing in this situation. He is not only informally treating and collecting specimen from his daughter, but he is also not documenting any of the treatments that he is doing.
How to maintain confidentiality in day to day communication * Keep written information in safe place- personal information should not be left where other residents can read it, leave written information in that person’s room or locked away in the office. * Do not share information with people who don’t need it- information should only be given to authorised people who need It to make decisions regarding the care of residents. Ask for identification if necessary. * Do not gossip- Share information in a concise and informative manner with people who need to be informed. For example nurses may pass on information to carers about residents change in mood, care, behaviour etc.
It was passed in 1998. The act covers confidentiality which means people should not share information with unauthorised people. It also means that data has to be protected by using password if it was in a computer or place it in a cabinet. This legislation relates to health and social care because in the health and social care setting there are different types of data for example service users personal information and medical reports. The staff should keep them private, protected and confidential.