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MEDICAL CONDUCTS AND REGULATIONS
clinical activity which is approved by the schedule 7 of Government Organization Act with
the medical council (CLPNA, 2018).
Scenario 2
This case focuses on the issues of using abusive languages in the social media for expressing
her views for her annoyance of long shift hours and excessive work pressure. According to
the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (2017), social media is one of the best
platform to connect to the world, seeking the help and,expressing views and use as an
informational data source for any individual. However, nurses should not behave
unprofessionally in expressing themselves in those social media platforms and these
misconducts cannot be tolerated by the council. According College of Licensed Practical
Nurses of Alberta (2017), "Using social media to post inappropriate comments on personal
accounts puts the LPN at risk of damaging their professional image, as well as the image of
the LPN profession as a whole" (p.2). The council focuses on maintaining the therapeutic
relationship between the employees and the clients admitted to the hospitals. Breach of
privacy of legislation can be occurred while medical personnel express some private and
confidential information of a patient (CLPNA, 2017). Additionally defamatory comments
about another person and other organisation are considered as breach of confidentiality and
civil action. The nurses will be penalised when they prove guilty by the court. The nurses
should give fine to all the damages caused by him or her. In the case study, Betty did not
make any insulting comment by mentioning the patient’s name and other personal
information (CNPS, 2012). However the act will be considered as the misconduct and
violating the integrity of the patient. The nurses should maintain a professional conduct

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