The primary responsibility of a nurse is to provide a high quality care for their patients. Nurses provide care to help the patient’s condition improve by giving hope, compassion, and the nurse care they need. Along with the care given, nurses have the obligation to respect the privacy of the patient. Maintaining privacy while caring involves disclosing information about the patient know when, where, and to whom the information is given out.
In providing care, nurses get to know the condition of the patient in a very special way for the patient record, contact with the patent and from the healthcare team. Nurses have to very cautious with the kind of information of they have at hand no matter what state is the state of the patient. Healthcare providers have the ethical and legal obligation to safeguard patient’s personal information. In some situations protecting patient’s health information and providing quality healthcare can be a challenge. Privacy involves not only treating a patient’s information as private, but protecting patient’s privacy as well (Friberg & Creasia, 2013). Patients have the right …show more content…
Nurses need to be educated on regulations and patients confidentiality while using social media. Nurses must always be aware of potential consequences of disclosing patient-related information via social media and mindful of employer policies; relevant state and federal laws; and professional standards regarding patient privacy and confidentiality (Spector & Kappel, 2012). Nurses have the responsibility to respect patient’s autonomy by giving the right information and encourage them to participate in making their own health care decision. Respect to patient's’ autonomy is a cornerstone of medical ethics and nurses have a key role in respecting patients’ autonomy (Rahmani, Ghahramanian, & Alahbakhshian,
In providing care, nurses get to know the condition of the patient in a very special way for the patient record, contact with the patent and from the healthcare team. Nurses have to very cautious with the kind of information of they have at hand no matter what state is the state of the patient. Healthcare providers have the ethical and legal obligation to safeguard patient’s personal information. In some situations protecting patient’s health information and providing quality healthcare can be a challenge. Privacy involves not only treating a patient’s information as private, but protecting patient’s privacy as well (Friberg & Creasia, 2013). Patients have the right …show more content…
Nurses need to be educated on regulations and patients confidentiality while using social media. Nurses must always be aware of potential consequences of disclosing patient-related information via social media and mindful of employer policies; relevant state and federal laws; and professional standards regarding patient privacy and confidentiality (Spector & Kappel, 2012). Nurses have the responsibility to respect patient’s autonomy by giving the right information and encourage them to participate in making their own health care decision. Respect to patient's’ autonomy is a cornerstone of medical ethics and nurses have a key role in respecting patients’ autonomy (Rahmani, Ghahramanian, & Alahbakhshian,