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'You must treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purpose for which it was given.' This essay explores the above statement taken from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2002).
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'You must treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purpose for which it was given.' This essay explores the above statement taken from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2002). The aim of this essay is to demonstrate an understanding of issues that influence professional practice and the ways in which care may be delivered to patients regarding the issue of confidentiality. Reference will be made to published literature to support the views put forward in this essay. Confidential information is information that is either identified by the patient as confidential or is classified as confidential by applicable law or regulation. Confidentiality has long been emphasised in nursing practice. The Nightingale oath states that 'every nurse should be one who is to be depended upon, in other words capable of being a 'confidential nurse' she must be no gossip; no vain talker; she should never answer questions about her...
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