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explain the importance of the following principles in the use of medication consent, self medication or active participation dignity and privacy confidentiality
Not if you are a licensed doctor.
A patient has to sign a confidentiality agreement indicating whom may have access to the medical information and that is the main point. No one can legally have access to the patient information computerized or otherwise without express written consent from the patient.
It is important to seek patients' consent before giving medication to make sure that the person understands what he or she is taking and its effects. This also aids in preventing the ingestion of the wrong medication.
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If you are working in a child care center and consent has not been given to give a child medication, you cannot do so. The only thing that you can do is to call the parents and make sure they give you a written consent; there is no other steps that you can follow.
Per HIPPA, disclosure of medical information must be secure and controlled. In this case, if the Doctor is a resident of the hospital where the patient resides, the Doctor is considered a secure and controlled release. It is under a HIPPA rule, a disclosure, but not a violation. A visiting Doctor is not allowed access to patient records without the patient consent.
when the patient gives consent
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It depends on the state but roughly 16 years old (with parental consent) to 18 years or older.
Voluntarily offering information.