Ethical Considerations Of A Radiographer

2.3 You need as much information as possible about the individual's communication needs to ensure that their wishes and needs are met. Talk to the individual, their family/carers, other professionals involved in their care. If aids are needed (hearing aids, picture cards, pen and paper) make sure that these are available. If language is a barrier maybe learning a few words of their language would help. If their needs change you need to adapt to the changes. Using the internet, reading books, Journals, reports and reviews are good way of obtaining information providing you know what you need.

Chapter 1 Jamie family are on board the Star of Bethlehem Davie befriends a crew member named Mathieu Mathieu dies Davie becomes very sick; the family is quarantined Davie gets better

McCall Ethics Case Study Jerry is Dr. Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and an LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium and that the provider, a friend, calls in the medication prior to any flights. This type of request happens often and in slightly different scenarios, but the outcome should remain the same to avoid ethical and legal issues. This paper will review the case study to help resolve the problem at hand, refilling a prescription without provider authorization. Qualified Medical Training Understanding the definitions of a licensed practical nurse, LPN, and a medical assistant, MA is the first step to making a factual conclusion for this case study. Support staff to the provider cannot make decisions about medication refills for patients without a direct order from the provider. This action is outside the scope of practice for an LPN or MA. Licensed Practical Nurse An LPN is a role in support of the nurse or RN, a registered Nurse usually in a skilled nursing setting such as a hospital or long-term care facility. As defined by the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, NFLPN, an LPN “means the performance for compensation of authorized acts of nursing which utilize specialized knowledge and skills and which meet the health needs of people in a variety of settings under the direction

In dementia care we often look to family, advocates other professionals and carers in order to gain consent when the individual no longer has the capacity.

A medical office administrative assistance must know the importance of proper medical documentation,the legal aspects of documentation and the various medical laws, regulations, and acts; understand language and other communication barriers, proper billing and reimbursement procedures, workplace conflict and diversity; and know how to properly maintain patient ledger cards. Accurate medical documentation ensures the patient receives the proper treatment and aides in validating medical necessity. This documentation is not only critical to the patient but the facility as well because it ensures proper codes are assigned, clean claims are submitted, and allows the reimbursement process runs smoothly. Medical office administrative assistants must understand the imporatance in protecting patient privacy because they have an ethical and legal

Dual diagnosis refers to the co-existence of a developmental disability (DD) and a mental health problem, and those who present with this type of diagnosis receive support from a number of different experts on CAMH’s interdisciplinary team. Before any client is admitted to the inpatient unit, the team attempts to collect as much information about the individuals as possible (i.e. past diagnoses, family history, psychological/behaviour assessments, etc.) and document this information on their online database and in separate client binders located on the unit. In order to build a rapport with each other clients, I started by first reading each of their binders and files. This information gave me a better understanding of their strengths and needs, as well as the best ways to communicate. For example, client PC, presenting with ASD, DD, and ADHD, was mostly nonverbal and communicated by touching your hand and guiding you or by using loud vocalizations. While becoming familiar with his file, I learned that he could read, write and understand basic math equations at a grade 3 level. Using this information, I prepared a package filled with different worksheets and sat with him in the lounge while he completed them. Although he was nonverbal, he would communicate that he wanted me to mark his math homework by passing me the sheet and handing

If an emergency is life-threatening, or the patient is not mentally competent to make a decision regarding consent, then the requirement may be waived. In a life-threatening situation, there may not be time to provide a patient with the risks and benefits of a procedure. If a surrogate is available to make a decision on behalf of the patient, such as a spouse or a parent, then they will often to be authorized to give consent. Otherwise, informed consent is presumed.

Dimond (2016), notes the right to refuse is a basic principle of law in the UK of which the court of appeal has emphasised that providing the patient has necessary mental capacity they can refuse to give consent for a good, bad or no reason at

In this assignment, I hope to receive a deeper understanding about Down syndrome and to understand that people with Down syndrome are people with abilities, strengths and weaknesses like everyone else. Firstly I will gather information from texts, internet, voluntary and statutory organisation involved in providing care for this client group. Throughout this assignment, I aim to examine a range of specific client groups to include children, adolescents, adults and older people and those with special needs. I will discuss the care in the community, the needs of the individuals with Down syndrome to include their physical, emotional, social and intellectual needs and identify how those needs are provided. I will also summarise the role of care

They got her a stable heart rhythm, so she never had a chance to consent to anything. The patient is currently in a state incapacity. There is not preference found or submitted to the hospital stating the patient treatment preferences. The appropriate surrogate to make decisions for the patient is her three adult children. The patient’s kids have the right to make the decision because she doesn’t have a living will or appointed anyone to make medical decision for her. I understand each state has guidelines to follow in a situation like this on who to consult in a situation like this. Some states may follow the same hierarchy plans as Washington State which are included in this order legal guardian, individual with power of attorney for health care decisions, spouse, adult children (all in agreement), parents of patient, and adult sibling (all in agreement). The patient cannot state whether she is unwilling or unable to cooperate with treatment (Clarence H. Braddock III, MD, MPH, 1998).

be consulted with any information, changes to the care and support of the adult who is using the service as long as the adult is happy for information to be shared with their family members. Always speak directly and clearly, using positive body language and good eye contact when communicating and allow enough time for them to understand what is being said and listen carefully to what they are saying. When receiving

This year will be my first year here at Newton North. Last year, I attended a private school in Brookline. As a freshman there, I took a western civilization history class which started off with the Roman Empire. I enjoy studying history, particularly because of how it can give us perspective about how our modern society came to be. As a result of this, I very much enjoyed this past year’s history class and managed to learn a ton of history. Last year my teacher, Mr. Dore, assigned the class a five-page historiographical analysis of the fall of Rome. This assignment was particularly challenging and allowed me to develop my analytical writing skills. This year in history, I am looking forward to further developing my writing and critical thinking skills as well as, gaining more knowledge of the history of the world.

Consent can be quite tricky, a legal minefield for healthcare teams, this is due to the patients who will give or refuse to give private information about themselves who is legally competent but

Who is to choose in this situation? The problem of conflicting professional duties is also present in this case. On one side, the doctor is a professional colleague within the same hospital, and also the expert in understanding the radiographic image and diagnosing the problem. A radiologic technologist should not cross the professional boundary by questioning the doctor about his/her diagnosis.

It was my first time ever at Ichiban, a Japanese Steakhouse restaurant. The hostess sat my family and I down in front of a grill where someone was cooking. I ordered my food and poof, a large flame exploded above the grill and a huge amount of heat flew by me. The loud sizzling of my food on the grill which constructed a delicious blend of different foods for my family and I to consume. The next second I saw the chef scoop up my food and flip it unimaginably high in the sky and somehow catch it on his spatula and serve it up tight in front of me with unbelievable technique. I loved this restaurant and this gave a prime example of what a good restaurant consists of.