1. The document outlines patients' rights and responsibilities as well as doctors' code of practice. It details the right to treatment, confidentiality, information and preferences for patients. It also lists responsibilities for patients such as honesty, compliance, and intent for health promotion.
2. For doctors, it specifies requirements for transparency, effective communication, and implementing the patient charter. Doctors must provide schedules, itemized bills, qualifications and obtain informed consent.
3. Both patients and doctors are expected to respect each other and abide by organization rules. Patients can lodge complaints and doctors must address concerns in a fair manner.
The document discusses patient rights and consumer protection laws in India. It outlines the Patient's Bill of Rights adopted in 1998 to protect ethics in healthcare. The key rights include privacy, informed consent, and quality care without discrimination. It also describes the Consumer Protection Act of 1986, which established forums to address consumer grievances in defective goods and services. Under the Act, medical services are included, allowing for compensation in cases of medical negligence.
This document defines and outlines the functions and objectives of a hospital pharmacy. It discusses that a hospital pharmacy deals with procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing, packaging and distribution of drugs under the control of a qualified pharmacist. The key functions of a hospital pharmacy include purchasing and inventory control, dispensing, manufacturing, teaching and providing drug information. The objectives are to ensure availability of correct medications at low cost and participate in research and education. It also discusses the location, layout, personnel, space and equipment requirements for an effective hospital pharmacy.
This document provides summaries of ethical standards from the American Psychological Association and American Medical Association regarding issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, boundaries of competence, multiple relationships, conflicts of interest, and sexual misconduct. The standards aim to provide guidance to practitioners regarding their ethical duties and obligations in areas like treatment of minors, fee arrangements, record keeping, and avoiding harm or exploitation of patients or clients.
The document discusses ethics and ethical principles in dentistry, including:
1) Key ethical principles like autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and veracity that dentists should uphold in their practice.
2) Examples of ethical dilemmas dentists may face and how to reason through competing obligations.
3) Details about informed consent, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and other ethical issues in dentistry.
This document discusses key concepts related to ethics in nursing including ethics, values, morals, laws, codes of ethics from the ANA and ICN, ethical principles, the ethical decision-making process, and nursing standards. It defines ethics as actions related to preserving life that ensure individuals' rights are protected. Values are personal concepts that guide decisions while morals are standards of right and wrong. Laws are rules to protect society. The ANA and ICN codes of ethics outline nurses' responsibilities. Ethical principles include autonomy, justice, and nonmaleficence. The ethical decision-making process involves collecting information, identifying dilemmas, considering actions and their impacts, and making a decision. Nursing standards form the basis for
The document discusses patient rights and consumer protection laws in India. It outlines the Patient's Bill of Rights adopted in 1998 to protect ethics in healthcare. The key rights include privacy, informed consent, and quality care without discrimination. It also describes the Consumer Protection Act of 1986, which established forums to address consumer grievances in defective goods and services. Under the Act, medical services are included, allowing for compensation in cases of medical negligence.
This document defines and outlines the functions and objectives of a hospital pharmacy. It discusses that a hospital pharmacy deals with procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing, packaging and distribution of drugs under the control of a qualified pharmacist. The key functions of a hospital pharmacy include purchasing and inventory control, dispensing, manufacturing, teaching and providing drug information. The objectives are to ensure availability of correct medications at low cost and participate in research and education. It also discusses the location, layout, personnel, space and equipment requirements for an effective hospital pharmacy.
This document provides summaries of ethical standards from the American Psychological Association and American Medical Association regarding issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, boundaries of competence, multiple relationships, conflicts of interest, and sexual misconduct. The standards aim to provide guidance to practitioners regarding their ethical duties and obligations in areas like treatment of minors, fee arrangements, record keeping, and avoiding harm or exploitation of patients or clients.
The document discusses ethics and ethical principles in dentistry, including:
1) Key ethical principles like autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and veracity that dentists should uphold in their practice.
2) Examples of ethical dilemmas dentists may face and how to reason through competing obligations.
3) Details about informed consent, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and other ethical issues in dentistry.
This document discusses key concepts related to ethics in nursing including ethics, values, morals, laws, codes of ethics from the ANA and ICN, ethical principles, the ethical decision-making process, and nursing standards. It defines ethics as actions related to preserving life that ensure individuals' rights are protected. Values are personal concepts that guide decisions while morals are standards of right and wrong. Laws are rules to protect society. The ANA and ICN codes of ethics outline nurses' responsibilities. Ethical principles include autonomy, justice, and nonmaleficence. The ethical decision-making process involves collecting information, identifying dilemmas, considering actions and their impacts, and making a decision. Nursing standards form the basis for
Archer USMLE step 3 Ethics lecture notes. These lecture notes are samples and are intended for use with Archer video lectures. For video lectures, please log in at http://www.ccsworkshop.com/Pay_Per_View.html
The document summarizes an ethics case study involving a physiotherapist (Ms. Nye) and her patient (Mr. Baxter). Mr. Baxter is undergoing physical therapy for a back injury but refuses to see his doctor again when Ms. Nye suspects a new issue. The document analyzes whether Ms. Nye should take a paternalistic approach and inform the doctor without Mr. Baxter's consent, or respect his autonomy. It argues that in this case, a soft paternalistic approach of documenting concerns indirectly for the doctor to read would balance benefiting the patient with maintaining the relationship between Ms. Nye and Mr. Baxter.
The document discusses the importance of the patient-physician relationship to quality healthcare. It notes that the relationship is central to medical practice and ethics. Factors that influence the relationship include mutual respect, trust, communication and time spent together. A good relationship leads to more accurate diagnoses and greater patient understanding/compliance with treatment. The relationship can be complicated by power imbalances and patient vulnerability due to illness. Physicians should aim to establish rapport, optimize communication and empower patients. Key elements of the relationship include patients' rights to information, decision making, respect and confidentiality. Maintaining a good relationship through empathy, listening and cultural competence contributes to diagnostic accuracy and patient satisfaction.
The document outlines the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. It discusses 5 general principles that guide psychologists, including beneficence, fidelity, integrity, justice, and respecting rights. It then describes 10 standards related to resolving ethics issues, competence, relationships, privacy, advertising, record keeping, education, research, assessment, and therapy. Key aspects of standards around privacy, record keeping, informed consent, and limits of confidentiality in therapy are highlighted.
Physicians can pose problems for nursing facilities like failing to respond to calls or having inaccurate medical records. This document discusses issues that arise with difficult physicians and strategies facilities can take. Facilities have rights but must also protect residents' rights. They can develop quality assurance programs and physician credentialing to help manage physician issues. Investigations may be needed and facilities should focus on resident care and resolving conflicts constructively.
This document discusses various medical and ethical issues in obstetrics. It outlines key principles of ethics like beneficence, autonomy, non-maleficence, justice and confidentiality. It also discusses patient rights and legal/ethical principles in healthcare delivery. Specific issues covered include informed consent, privacy, medical negligence, safety of products used, codes of ethics for midwifery practice, ethics related to reproductive health procedures and technologies like IVF, genetics research and embryonic stem cell research. Potential areas of litigation in obstetrics like antenatal care, diagnosis, investigations and management of high-risk pregnancies are also outlined.
Telepsychiatry uses telecommunication technologies to provide psychiatric services remotely. It allows patients in underserved areas to access mental healthcare. A successful telepsychiatry program requires verifying patient identity and location, obtaining informed consent, ensuring private physical environments, coordinating with treatment teams, managing emergencies, using technical guidelines, and addressing challenges like remote locations and patient disabilities. Overall, telepsychiatry increases access to services for patients who otherwise may go without care.
This document summarizes key considerations and guidelines around issues of medical futility and end-of-life decision making. It discusses patients' rights to refuse treatment, problems that can arise from determining futility, and the obligations of physicians to initiate discussions with patients about treatment preferences. It also addresses guidelines for communicating with surrogate decision makers, including ensuring they understand the patient's diagnosis, prognosis and values to make decisions reflecting the patient's wishes. The document emphasizes open communication with patients and surrogates about medical realities and options to avoid prolonging dying unnecessarily against a patient's values and interests.
This document discusses several topics related to professionalism, ethics, and bioethics in healthcare. It defines ethics as moral principles that govern behavior. Bioethics applies ethical theories to issues in healthcare. Nursing ethics provides standards for nurses' professional conduct. The document outlines several key ethical principles like autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. It also discusses concepts like informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, allocation of scarce resources, and the nurse's duty as a whistleblower.
1. For me personally this can be both ways depending the the situa.docxambersalomon88660
1. For me personally this can be both ways depending the the situation that has to be dealt with. But if this circumstance has to be due to long term care is would most likely choose a nurse practitioner to deal this examination or procedure because they see patients at every phase of their lives, and typically don not specialize in any one area. They can function well as primary care providers because their background includes knowledge of both holistic and wellness oriented programs, which spotlight education, risk identification and preventive care. Any surgical has to be done by a physician no doubt but apart from that the nurse practitioner can handle the rest which is why most patients go to nurse practitioner to handle their care. Therefore, any condition that can be identified by treating acute and chronic illnesses, order and analyze labs and other diagnostic tests and prescribe medications then the nurse practitioner is ideal. And lastly would choose them because they have more time on their handle than physicians.
2. in some areas of the United States there is a shortage of doctor in primary care. Because of this, hospitals, urgent care centers and private clinics are looking for nurse practitioner to fill those needs. Nurse Practitioners are licensed and capable to treating illnesses and injuries and educating patients. They can also diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions. The most common certification for NP’s is primary care so the majority of them do not have certification qualifications in specialties like cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology or surgical practice just to name a few. So for examinations in a primary care setting, I would be willing to have one done by a nurse practitioner or a physician depending on their appointment availability. Mostly it will be with a NP because you can get an appointment sooner. So when it comes to procedures, I would rather have one done by a physicians because they have more extensive and comprehensive training.
3. In reading this discussion forum question, I could tell you based on my experience working with a few (NP's)-Nurse Practitioners and the majority of patients who were seen by them, I would never want to be medically seen by an NP based on several problems that I have encountered which have made me biased, in my choices. To Illustrate, I have endured working alongside an Asian American NP, who made black patients uncomfortable with the treatment they received during their office visit, as the NP did not listen to their health concerns while rushing through their visit, not examining the patients and at times refusing to prescribe medications, like Vitamin D or Multivitamins when the patient requested them. They were also refused diagnostic testing which they wanted done, just to make sure there was nothing, to be worried about. As these black patients faced these health disparities, they vowed never to return to the clinic for medical services, as they f.
- Physicians are obligated to fully communicate with patients and surrogates about diagnoses, prognoses, treatment options and risks in a timely manner to allow for informed medical decision making. However, studies show physicians often fail to discuss end of life care preferences with patients.
- Determinations of medical futility can be difficult due to uncertainties in prognosis and a lack of understanding of patient values. Physicians are encouraged to have open discussions with patients and surrogates about medical futility and end of life options.
- If a surrogate cannot understand the patient's medical situation or make decisions that reflect the patient's wishes, the physician may need to seek a new surrogate or consider the patient's best interests in
This document discusses medical legal issues and responsibilities in patient care. It covers topics like the patient-clinician relationship, consent, confidentiality, end of life care, adverse events, and more. The key responsibilities outlined are to act in the best interests of patients, maintain patient trust and confidentiality, obtain informed consent, provide safe and competent care, and communicate openly about treatment outcomes. Clinical officers must uphold standards of medical ethics and professionalism in all aspects of patient care.
This document presents information on ethics and nursing codes of ethics. It defines key terms like ethics, morality, codes of conduct. It discusses the International Council of Nurses Code which outlines nurses' responsibilities to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, and alleviate suffering. The code also covers principles like beneficence, autonomy, and confidentiality. The document addresses origins of ethical issues like technology changes and conflicting loyalties. Specific legal/ethical issues are negligence, informed consent, and issues around HIV/AIDS, abortion, and end-of-life care. Nurses are advised to refer to codes of conduct when addressing practice problems.
The document discusses the principles of informed consent and a physician's duty to disclose all relevant medical information to patients. It notes that disclosure should be tailored to meet individual patient preferences and needs. A physician must consider factors like a patient's diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options and risks when obtaining informed consent. The scope of disclosure depends on how severe the proposed treatment is and its risks and benefits. The document emphasizes open communication between physicians and patients in the informed consent process.
The document outlines several potential nursing diagnoses and interventions for patients with chronic illnesses or cancer diagnoses. It discusses interventions to address risks of infection, ineffective coping, acute pain, ineffective sexual patterns, powerlessness, and hopelessness. The interventions focus on hygiene, monitoring for infection signs, encouraging fluid intake and coping skills, managing pain, providing education and support for sexuality issues, enhancing patient autonomy, and addressing fears and isolation.
End of life decisions - Elderly care conference 2015, Adam FullwoodBrowne Jacobson LLP
Health and care staff have legal and ethical duties to provide high quality end of life care. The document outlines 5 priorities for end of life care: 1) recognizing that a person is dying and communicating this, 2) sensitive communication with the dying person and their family, 3) involving the dying person in decisions about treatment to the extent they want, 4) addressing the needs of families, and 5) developing an individualized care plan. It provides detailed guidance on how to implement each priority, including clearly communicating prognosis, treatment goals, and responsibilities of care teams. Staff are instructed to respect the dying person's wishes and involve families and important individuals as desired.
The document discusses several key ethical principles for psychologists:
1) Beneficence and nonmaleficence - Psychologists aim to benefit those they work with and avoid harm. They consider how their actions may affect others.
2) Fidelity and responsibility - Psychologists establish trust, uphold standards, and accept responsibility for their actions. They consult others when needed.
3) Integrity - Psychologists promote honesty and truth in their work.
4) Justice - Psychologists ensure fairness and equal access and quality of services.
5) Respect for rights and dignity - Psychologists respect privacy, autonomy, and diversity of all people.
Code of Ethics, Code of professional conduct, Legal aspects in Nursing .pptxRenjini R
This document discusses ethical and legal issues in nursing. It defines ethics as customs or guiding beliefs that govern conduct. Nursing ethics provides standards for professional behavior in relation to patients, fellow nurses, healthcare teams, and communities. The document outlines several key ethical principles including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, confidentiality, accountability, veracity, and fidelity. It also discusses legal standards and responsibilities for nurses, international and national codes of nursing ethics, and some common ethical issues nurses may face in practice areas like staffing, patient decisions, and inappropriate tasks.
The document discusses several key ethical and legal issues in nursing including:
1. The differences between morals, ethics, and values and how they relate to professional nursing standards and patient care.
2. Patients' bill of rights which include the rights to privacy, respectful care, current information, informed consent, refusal of treatment, and request for services.
3. Guidelines around informed consent, advanced directives, use of restraints, and the nurse's role as a patient advocate.
4. Various legal terminology and concepts like negligence, malpractice, invasion of privacy, assault, and battery.
This document provides an introduction to India's National Education Policy of 2020. It discusses the goals of providing universal access to quality education and developing skills needed for the future like critical thinking, creativity, and multidisciplinary learning. It emphasizes making pedagogy more experiential and learner-centered. The policy aims to develop all aspects of learners, not just cognitive skills, and prepare them for employment while building character. It draws from India's rich educational traditions and aims to have an education system second to none by 2040 with equitable access for all. Key reforms proposed include improving teachers, governance, access for marginalized groups, and aligning education with local and global needs while respecting India's diversity.
As a member of the National Education Policy Committee, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. I traveled to remote villages, saw the reality on the ground, discussed the issues with students for whom we were drafting the policy, met teachers and parents. You can see how such practical work helped shaped the National Education Policy. And I am fortunate that all these inputs have made their way in the NEP. Worth the efforts.
Archer USMLE step 3 Ethics lecture notes. These lecture notes are samples and are intended for use with Archer video lectures. For video lectures, please log in at http://www.ccsworkshop.com/Pay_Per_View.html
The document summarizes an ethics case study involving a physiotherapist (Ms. Nye) and her patient (Mr. Baxter). Mr. Baxter is undergoing physical therapy for a back injury but refuses to see his doctor again when Ms. Nye suspects a new issue. The document analyzes whether Ms. Nye should take a paternalistic approach and inform the doctor without Mr. Baxter's consent, or respect his autonomy. It argues that in this case, a soft paternalistic approach of documenting concerns indirectly for the doctor to read would balance benefiting the patient with maintaining the relationship between Ms. Nye and Mr. Baxter.
The document discusses the importance of the patient-physician relationship to quality healthcare. It notes that the relationship is central to medical practice and ethics. Factors that influence the relationship include mutual respect, trust, communication and time spent together. A good relationship leads to more accurate diagnoses and greater patient understanding/compliance with treatment. The relationship can be complicated by power imbalances and patient vulnerability due to illness. Physicians should aim to establish rapport, optimize communication and empower patients. Key elements of the relationship include patients' rights to information, decision making, respect and confidentiality. Maintaining a good relationship through empathy, listening and cultural competence contributes to diagnostic accuracy and patient satisfaction.
The document outlines the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. It discusses 5 general principles that guide psychologists, including beneficence, fidelity, integrity, justice, and respecting rights. It then describes 10 standards related to resolving ethics issues, competence, relationships, privacy, advertising, record keeping, education, research, assessment, and therapy. Key aspects of standards around privacy, record keeping, informed consent, and limits of confidentiality in therapy are highlighted.
Physicians can pose problems for nursing facilities like failing to respond to calls or having inaccurate medical records. This document discusses issues that arise with difficult physicians and strategies facilities can take. Facilities have rights but must also protect residents' rights. They can develop quality assurance programs and physician credentialing to help manage physician issues. Investigations may be needed and facilities should focus on resident care and resolving conflicts constructively.
This document discusses various medical and ethical issues in obstetrics. It outlines key principles of ethics like beneficence, autonomy, non-maleficence, justice and confidentiality. It also discusses patient rights and legal/ethical principles in healthcare delivery. Specific issues covered include informed consent, privacy, medical negligence, safety of products used, codes of ethics for midwifery practice, ethics related to reproductive health procedures and technologies like IVF, genetics research and embryonic stem cell research. Potential areas of litigation in obstetrics like antenatal care, diagnosis, investigations and management of high-risk pregnancies are also outlined.
Telepsychiatry uses telecommunication technologies to provide psychiatric services remotely. It allows patients in underserved areas to access mental healthcare. A successful telepsychiatry program requires verifying patient identity and location, obtaining informed consent, ensuring private physical environments, coordinating with treatment teams, managing emergencies, using technical guidelines, and addressing challenges like remote locations and patient disabilities. Overall, telepsychiatry increases access to services for patients who otherwise may go without care.
This document summarizes key considerations and guidelines around issues of medical futility and end-of-life decision making. It discusses patients' rights to refuse treatment, problems that can arise from determining futility, and the obligations of physicians to initiate discussions with patients about treatment preferences. It also addresses guidelines for communicating with surrogate decision makers, including ensuring they understand the patient's diagnosis, prognosis and values to make decisions reflecting the patient's wishes. The document emphasizes open communication with patients and surrogates about medical realities and options to avoid prolonging dying unnecessarily against a patient's values and interests.
This document discusses several topics related to professionalism, ethics, and bioethics in healthcare. It defines ethics as moral principles that govern behavior. Bioethics applies ethical theories to issues in healthcare. Nursing ethics provides standards for nurses' professional conduct. The document outlines several key ethical principles like autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. It also discusses concepts like informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, allocation of scarce resources, and the nurse's duty as a whistleblower.
1. For me personally this can be both ways depending the the situa.docxambersalomon88660
1. For me personally this can be both ways depending the the situation that has to be dealt with. But if this circumstance has to be due to long term care is would most likely choose a nurse practitioner to deal this examination or procedure because they see patients at every phase of their lives, and typically don not specialize in any one area. They can function well as primary care providers because their background includes knowledge of both holistic and wellness oriented programs, which spotlight education, risk identification and preventive care. Any surgical has to be done by a physician no doubt but apart from that the nurse practitioner can handle the rest which is why most patients go to nurse practitioner to handle their care. Therefore, any condition that can be identified by treating acute and chronic illnesses, order and analyze labs and other diagnostic tests and prescribe medications then the nurse practitioner is ideal. And lastly would choose them because they have more time on their handle than physicians.
2. in some areas of the United States there is a shortage of doctor in primary care. Because of this, hospitals, urgent care centers and private clinics are looking for nurse practitioner to fill those needs. Nurse Practitioners are licensed and capable to treating illnesses and injuries and educating patients. They can also diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions. The most common certification for NP’s is primary care so the majority of them do not have certification qualifications in specialties like cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology or surgical practice just to name a few. So for examinations in a primary care setting, I would be willing to have one done by a nurse practitioner or a physician depending on their appointment availability. Mostly it will be with a NP because you can get an appointment sooner. So when it comes to procedures, I would rather have one done by a physicians because they have more extensive and comprehensive training.
3. In reading this discussion forum question, I could tell you based on my experience working with a few (NP's)-Nurse Practitioners and the majority of patients who were seen by them, I would never want to be medically seen by an NP based on several problems that I have encountered which have made me biased, in my choices. To Illustrate, I have endured working alongside an Asian American NP, who made black patients uncomfortable with the treatment they received during their office visit, as the NP did not listen to their health concerns while rushing through their visit, not examining the patients and at times refusing to prescribe medications, like Vitamin D or Multivitamins when the patient requested them. They were also refused diagnostic testing which they wanted done, just to make sure there was nothing, to be worried about. As these black patients faced these health disparities, they vowed never to return to the clinic for medical services, as they f.
- Physicians are obligated to fully communicate with patients and surrogates about diagnoses, prognoses, treatment options and risks in a timely manner to allow for informed medical decision making. However, studies show physicians often fail to discuss end of life care preferences with patients.
- Determinations of medical futility can be difficult due to uncertainties in prognosis and a lack of understanding of patient values. Physicians are encouraged to have open discussions with patients and surrogates about medical futility and end of life options.
- If a surrogate cannot understand the patient's medical situation or make decisions that reflect the patient's wishes, the physician may need to seek a new surrogate or consider the patient's best interests in
This document discusses medical legal issues and responsibilities in patient care. It covers topics like the patient-clinician relationship, consent, confidentiality, end of life care, adverse events, and more. The key responsibilities outlined are to act in the best interests of patients, maintain patient trust and confidentiality, obtain informed consent, provide safe and competent care, and communicate openly about treatment outcomes. Clinical officers must uphold standards of medical ethics and professionalism in all aspects of patient care.
This document presents information on ethics and nursing codes of ethics. It defines key terms like ethics, morality, codes of conduct. It discusses the International Council of Nurses Code which outlines nurses' responsibilities to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, and alleviate suffering. The code also covers principles like beneficence, autonomy, and confidentiality. The document addresses origins of ethical issues like technology changes and conflicting loyalties. Specific legal/ethical issues are negligence, informed consent, and issues around HIV/AIDS, abortion, and end-of-life care. Nurses are advised to refer to codes of conduct when addressing practice problems.
The document discusses the principles of informed consent and a physician's duty to disclose all relevant medical information to patients. It notes that disclosure should be tailored to meet individual patient preferences and needs. A physician must consider factors like a patient's diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options and risks when obtaining informed consent. The scope of disclosure depends on how severe the proposed treatment is and its risks and benefits. The document emphasizes open communication between physicians and patients in the informed consent process.
The document outlines several potential nursing diagnoses and interventions for patients with chronic illnesses or cancer diagnoses. It discusses interventions to address risks of infection, ineffective coping, acute pain, ineffective sexual patterns, powerlessness, and hopelessness. The interventions focus on hygiene, monitoring for infection signs, encouraging fluid intake and coping skills, managing pain, providing education and support for sexuality issues, enhancing patient autonomy, and addressing fears and isolation.
End of life decisions - Elderly care conference 2015, Adam FullwoodBrowne Jacobson LLP
Health and care staff have legal and ethical duties to provide high quality end of life care. The document outlines 5 priorities for end of life care: 1) recognizing that a person is dying and communicating this, 2) sensitive communication with the dying person and their family, 3) involving the dying person in decisions about treatment to the extent they want, 4) addressing the needs of families, and 5) developing an individualized care plan. It provides detailed guidance on how to implement each priority, including clearly communicating prognosis, treatment goals, and responsibilities of care teams. Staff are instructed to respect the dying person's wishes and involve families and important individuals as desired.
The document discusses several key ethical principles for psychologists:
1) Beneficence and nonmaleficence - Psychologists aim to benefit those they work with and avoid harm. They consider how their actions may affect others.
2) Fidelity and responsibility - Psychologists establish trust, uphold standards, and accept responsibility for their actions. They consult others when needed.
3) Integrity - Psychologists promote honesty and truth in their work.
4) Justice - Psychologists ensure fairness and equal access and quality of services.
5) Respect for rights and dignity - Psychologists respect privacy, autonomy, and diversity of all people.
Code of Ethics, Code of professional conduct, Legal aspects in Nursing .pptxRenjini R
This document discusses ethical and legal issues in nursing. It defines ethics as customs or guiding beliefs that govern conduct. Nursing ethics provides standards for professional behavior in relation to patients, fellow nurses, healthcare teams, and communities. The document outlines several key ethical principles including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, confidentiality, accountability, veracity, and fidelity. It also discusses legal standards and responsibilities for nurses, international and national codes of nursing ethics, and some common ethical issues nurses may face in practice areas like staffing, patient decisions, and inappropriate tasks.
The document discusses several key ethical and legal issues in nursing including:
1. The differences between morals, ethics, and values and how they relate to professional nursing standards and patient care.
2. Patients' bill of rights which include the rights to privacy, respectful care, current information, informed consent, refusal of treatment, and request for services.
3. Guidelines around informed consent, advanced directives, use of restraints, and the nurse's role as a patient advocate.
4. Various legal terminology and concepts like negligence, malpractice, invasion of privacy, assault, and battery.
This document provides an introduction to India's National Education Policy of 2020. It discusses the goals of providing universal access to quality education and developing skills needed for the future like critical thinking, creativity, and multidisciplinary learning. It emphasizes making pedagogy more experiential and learner-centered. The policy aims to develop all aspects of learners, not just cognitive skills, and prepare them for employment while building character. It draws from India's rich educational traditions and aims to have an education system second to none by 2040 with equitable access for all. Key reforms proposed include improving teachers, governance, access for marginalized groups, and aligning education with local and global needs while respecting India's diversity.
As a member of the National Education Policy Committee, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. I traveled to remote villages, saw the reality on the ground, discussed the issues with students for whom we were drafting the policy, met teachers and parents. You can see how such practical work helped shaped the National Education Policy. And I am fortunate that all these inputs have made their way in the NEP. Worth the efforts.
As a member of the National Education Policy Committee, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. I traveled to remote villages, saw the reality on the ground, discussed the issues with students for whom we were drafting the policy, met teachers and parents. You can see how such practical work helped shaped the National Education Policy. And I am fortunate that all these inputs have made their way in the NEP. Worth the efforts.
This was the largest ever survey on healthcare done by a private group. Disease Management Association of India ( www.dmai.org.in) led this study of 60,000 people across 12 states in India on the state of healthcare. This helped the policy makers a lot on putting forth the facts as per the primary study
Without 'Digital Health for all', we can never achieve 'Healthcare for all - Universal Healthcare'. Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
This article explores in depth about the current state of the digital health industry, and what the industry and the Government needs to do to transform it. We are at an inflexion point and we cannot lose any more time. We need to work together to make 'Digital Health for All' and 'Universal Digital Health' a reality to ensure 'Healthcare for all'. Without 'Digital Health for all', we can never achieve 'Healthcare for all - Universal Healthcare'. Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
The 6th Government Industry Dialogue was held in Delhi on February 2nd, 2019 to bridge the gap between government and industry. The theme was "Ease of doing business and Make in India." Senior decision makers from government and industry CEOs discussed challenges faced by businesses and provided recommendations to improve processes and ease of doing business in India.
This global index provides the first-ever snapshot of digital health ecosystems throughout the world and lays the foundation for better informed and more coordinated investments in digital health
The first live guidelines from the World Health Organization
(WHO) on Digital Health. I was a member of the guidelines development group for this report
The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) submitted a memorandum to the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare regarding regulating medical devices in India. The PCHAlliance recommends establishing regulatory standards for both clinical and information and communication technology aspects of medical devices. It also recommends developing test specifications, certification bodies and labs to ensure devices meet standards. Further, the PCHAlliance proposes policy changes like exempting startups from experience criteria in government tenders and reserving some government procurement for local manufacturers to boost the medical devices sector in India. The PCHAlliance requests to present these views in person to the committee.
The document is a letter from the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) responding to an invitation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare to provide views on the National Medical Commission bill of 2017. The PCHAlliance provides several recommendations to strengthen the bill, including recognizing the importance of technology and digital tools in medical education; ensuring regional representation in the National Medical Commission; reducing experience requirements to bring in fresh perspectives; including student and rural practitioner representations; maintaining a clear distinction between practicing and non-practicing doctors in registries; and moving to a single national registry to facilitate telemedicine across states. The PCHAlliance requests to present their views directly to the committee.
Report on the 5th Government Industry Dialogue on Digital Health, Medical Devices & Interoperability . This report is based on the deliberations of the the dialogue held between all stake-holders on 19th April hosted by the Disease Management Association of India , PCHA , Continua in partnership with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Department of Pharma , NHSRC, TIFAC , Government of India
The document discusses strategies for managing healthcare costs by focusing on reducing hospital costs. It notes that hospital costs are a major driver of overall healthcare spending globally. Larger hospitals that benefit from economies of scale can help reduce costs through factors like lower staffing costs per patient and higher resource utilization rates. The future of healthcare is shifting towards value-based models that reward quality and healthy outcomes over fee-for-service payments. This includes approaches like accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes, and bundled payments that aim to better coordinate care and reduce unnecessary procedures.
The National Health Policy 2017 aims to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for all Indians through preventive and promotive healthcare. Key goals include attaining universal health coverage, reducing catastrophic health expenditures, and increasing public health spending to 2.5% of GDP. The policy emphasizes preventive care, inter-sectoral coordination to address social determinants of health, and expanding primary healthcare services. It also aims to strengthen regulation of private healthcare and ensure its alignment with public health objectives. Specific targets are outlined to reduce mortality, disease burden, and improve health system performance by 2025.
The document provides an overview of standards for electronic health records in India. It recommends standards to enable interoperability at different levels, from network protocols to information models and clinical terminology. The standards aim to support lifelong electronic health records that can be accessed across different healthcare providers. Interoperability is key to achieving this. The document also notes that standards will need periodic review and updating to adapt to India's diverse healthcare landscape.
This is the magazine of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Government of India . It will be a quarterly magazine dealing with health issues relevant to the public
Smart Healthcare in Smart Cities
The document discusses how smart healthcare can be implemented in India's smart cities initiative. It notes that 98 cities have been selected for the smart cities project, with the goal of improving quality of life through technology-enabled infrastructure and services. For smart healthcare, the document advocates focusing on preventative care through integrated primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services. It also emphasizes complete digitization and automation of health services, as well as public-private partnerships to foster innovation and shift the focus from doctors to population health. Challenges include affecting behavioral changes, major investments required, and ensuring financial sustainability of smart healthcare systems in cities.
The document discusses machine-to-machine (M2M) and machine-to-human (M2H) technologies in healthcare. It notes that over the next decade, healthcare will shift from hospital-based care to home-based care and remote patient monitoring using wearable devices. International standards organizations are working to develop standards to ensure interoperability between connected health devices and systems.
This document discusses the evolution and future of healthcare in India. It outlines how healthcare has changed its focus from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases from the 19th to 21st centuries. It also describes how various international organizations and policies have influenced India's healthcare system. Going forward, the document envisions more government leadership and institutionalized healthcare policies in India, enabled by new technologies like telemedicine, electronic health records, and increased connectivity across the country.
1. Patients’ Charter
PATIENTS’ RIGHTS PATIENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES DOCTORS’ CODE OF PRACTICE
1. Care: 1. Honesty in Disclosure: 1. Transparency and Honesty:
Patients have a right to receive treatment irrespective of their type of I will be honest with my doctor & I will provide a printed schedule
primary and associated illnesses, socio-economic status, age, gender, disclose my family/ medical of my fee for office visits,
sexual orientation, religion, caste, cultural preferences, linguistic and history. procedures, testing and
geographical origins or political affiliations, surgery, and provide itemized
bills.
Right to be heard to his/her satisfaction, without the doctor interrupting
before complete narration of their entire problems and concerns. I will inform you of my
qualifications to perform the
Expectation from the doctor that the prescription is written legibly and
proposed diagnostic measures
explanation provided on the details of dosage, do’s & don’ts & generic
or treatments.
options for the medicines prescribed.
To be provided with information on whom to contact in case of
an emergency and access to the same
2. Confidentiality and Dignity: 2. Treatment Compliance: 2. Patient Friendly:
I will be punctual for my
Right to personal dignity and to receive care without any form of I will schedule appointments in
appointments
stigma and discrimination. such a manner that it will allow
I will do my best to comply with
me the necessary time to
Privacy during examination and treatment my doctor’s treatment plan &
interact and examine you with
follow the instruction given by the
doctor minimal waiting times & listen to
Protection from physical abuse and neglect
your problems and concerns
I will have realistic expectations without interruptions or
Respect of special needs such as spiritual
from my doctor and his treatment distractions.
and cultural preferences.
Right to confidentiality of sensitive personal information. Inform and bring to the doctor’s I will encourage you to bring a
notice if it has been difficult to friend or relative into the
understand any part of the examining room with you.
treatment or of the existences of
challenges in complying with the
treatment.
I will display intent to participate
intelligently in my medical care
by actively involving myself in the
prescribed do-at-home activities.
3. Information: The information to be provided to patients are meant to be 3. Intent for Health Promotion 3. Effective Communication for
in a language of the patient’s preference and in a manner that is Patient Education
effortless to understand. I will do everything in my
capacity to maintain healthy I will explain your prognosis,
Patients and/ or their family members have the right to receive habits & routines that contribute further diagnostic activity and
complete information on the medical problem, prescription, treatment to good health, and take treatment, in simple terms such
& procedure details. responsibility for my health. that it facilitates easy
understanding to you.
A documented procedure for obtaining patient’s and / or their family’s
informed consent exists to enable them to make an informed I will prescribe an Information
decision about their care. This process is an important patient right Therapy, and discuss your
and needs to practiced with utmost diligence and transparency. diagnostic, treatment and
medication options, to enable
Patients have to be educated on risks, benefits, expected treatment
you to make well-informed
outcomes and possible complications, to enable them to make
decisions.
informed decisions, and involve them in the care planning and
delivery process.
I will not proceed until you are
satisfied and convinced that you
Patients have the right to request information on the names,
understand the benefits and
dosages and adverse effects of the medication that they are treated
risks of each alternative, and I
with.
have your agreement on a
particular course of action
Patients or their authorized individuals have the right to request
regarding treatment.
access and receive a copy of their clinical records.
Patients have the right to complete information on the expected cost
of treatment. The information should be presented as an itemised
structure of the various expenses and charges.
Patients have the right to information on hospital rules and
regulations.
Information on organ donation.
4. Preferences: 4. Transparency and Honesty 4. Implement the patient charter
Patient has the right to seek a second opinion on his/her medical I will make a sincere effort to I will publish the patient charter
condition. understand my therapies which in English, Hindi and the local
include the medicines prescribed languages.
Right to information from the doctor to provide the patient with and their associated adverse
treatment options, so that the patient can select what works best for effects and other compliances for I will display the patient charter
him/her. effective treatment outcomes. prominently and at multiple
locations in the healthcare
I will not ask for surreptitious bills provider setting.
and false certificates, and/or
advocate forcefully by unlawful I will implement the patient
means, to be provided with one. charter in its true spirit in my
everyday medical practice.
If I am not happy, I will inform
and discuss with my doctor.
I will report fraud and wrong-
doing
5. Right to redress: 5. Conduct:
Patient has the right to justice by lodging a complaint through an I will respect the doctors
authority dedicated for this purpose by the healthcare provider and the medical staff, caring and
organisation or with government health authorities. treating me.
The patient has the right to a fair and prompt hearing of his/her
I will abide by the hospital /
concern.
facility rules
The patient, in addition, has the right to appeal to a higher authority in
I will bear the agreed expenses
the healthcare provider organisation and insist on the written
of the treatment that is explained
acceptance of the complaint.
to me in advance and pay my
bills on time.
President & Board Member Director Signature & Seal
Disease Management Association of India NABH Doctor / Healthcare Provider