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Clarissa Heaton Each answer must have a minimum of 50 words. 1 List four (4) rights in the Patient Bill of Rights, or the Patient Care Partnership. There are at least eleven (11) to be found. 1. The patient has the right to be provided with the highest quality of care available 2. The patient has the right to a clean and safe environment. 3. The patient has the right to be involved in all aspects of their care. 4. The patient has the right to confidentiality and privacy. This includes privacy of their personal medical records, health status, and privacy during procedures. 2 What are some of the purposes that client records are kept? You should list at least five (5) I found eight (8).
Records are kept to benefit both the patient and physician. Records document treatment plans, services provided, and client progress. As a reference in case you have a recurring disease or illness To provide the attending Dr. with pertinent patient history and medical information such as allergies. For medical billing records For planning patient care and documenting communication among patient and health care provider and professionals Also to provide data for internal hospital auditing and quality assurance, and to provide data for medical research. How does the concept of Beneficence apply to the nursing profession? How does nonmaleficence apply to nursing? -Beneficence applies to the nursing profession everyday with the nurses commitment of actively doing good, and what is right for each patient and to treat each person in their care with respect for their person, their cultural backgrounds, and their treatment plans. 3 -Non-maleficence is the nurse's duty to prevent or avoid doing harm whether intentional or unintentional. It is the concept of weighing potential benefit to the patient against potential harm caused from treatments or medication. Examples of non-maleficence are deciding to use life sustaining technology or experimental treatments that have not yet been well tested. Nurses frequently encounter ethical and moral dilemmas that require the nurse to exhibit beneficence when caring for their patients and must remember to always keep the patient's well-being at the
Clarissa Heaton forefront of any and all actions and medical decisions; especially for those patients who cannot or are unable to make their own decisions. 4. List two (2) basic elements of Malpractice in relation to nursing. 1. Duty to the patient, which is the responsibilities the nurse has in caring for the patient as defined by a standard. 2. Breach of duty, is when a nurse fails to meet the standard of care when caring for the patient, which may result in harm.. 5. Why was HIPPA developed? When? What are some examples of HIPPA Compliance and Nursing Practice? -HIPPA was developed in 1996 to primarily protect the confidentiality of healthcare information and to give the client the right to control the release of their medical information. Some examples of HIPPA Compliance and Nursing practice are: The rights of the client to obtain a copy of their medical record The right to have written information provided from health care providers and insurance providers about how their medical information is used and shared with other entities. Nurses are required to protect all written and verbal communication about patients by: protecting electronic records with individual and confidential passwords ensuring that only health care team members directly responsible for the clients care be allowed access to the clients records. nurses must not disclose client information to unauthorized individuals/family members who request it in person or on the phone.