Principles of Care in Health and Social Care

PRINCIPLES OF CARE
Principles of Care
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Introduction
The principle of health and social care has various sections of principle which aim and
provide brilliant healthcare services to all the individuals who need the support. The field uses
the philosophy of care to support vulnerable individuals in which each services users' problems
are implementing and identified through their rights and legislation and codes of practice and
standers. Therefore, patients are also protected from any physical or emotional abuse and
harm through these legislations. Besides, promoting a person center way approach used by
services ensure the personal needs and to promote values of consumers. However, through the
principle care practice used to improve as well as care and necessities for patients yet, there are
ethical dilemmas, and conflicts, are notified. Hence, social workers have a responsibility to
demonstrate and all the necessary knowledge training to always comprehend and do what is
expected of them to protect service users. In this essay, will explain person center values of
health and social care. Also, will consider the impact of the implantation policy and legislation
and code of practice. Finally, will discuss how principle evaluate the right and autonomy
balanced against the need to protect the right of vulnerable people.
Application of principles of care
Principles of care are essential to the community since it helps in improving the quality
of life. There are vital facts that act as a source of confidence and behavior. They show the
purposefulness of morals and ethical rights and stimulates the action taken (Barr et al. 2013,
pp.263- 306). Hence it is essential to execute the perception in the contemporary community in
regards to health and social care. The principles of concern that have been approved can
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confirm that equality in service provision is present and the confidentiality is preserved, and the
rights of the victims are protected and considered. Also, proper communication skills are
essential in the health and social sections. Appropriate communication is crucial since it creates
understanding between the patients and the caregivers.
Confidentiality is essential in both health and social care settings. It is critical in
enhancing good relationships between the caregiver and the victim. A lot of information is kept
confidential during the admission of the victim in the health and social care facility (Dang,
Westbrook, Njue and Giordano 2017, p82). Confidentiality is required to protect the patient
from discrimination and other related issues. The workers at the hospital will gain a lot of
knowledge and understanding that the information given by the individual must be used to
assist the victim and not to be shared among other individuals. However, in some situations,
data had to be shared but done with the consent of the sufferer (Lakdawala 2015, p.98). The
care providers must ensure that they fight oppression and challenge it and refuse to be part of
it. All patients and staff must be treated equally to enhance respect. Equality improves good
interpersonal relationships between the care provider and the victim.
Patient autonomy is explained as an ethical principle in healthcare. It is the right of the
victim to determine his or the health issues. Informed consent is referred to as a voluntary
decision made by a competent, autonomous person to accept or reject some proposed
activities (Dickinson and O'Flynn, 2016). Autonomy and privacy and informed consent are vital
within care and surgical settings. For instance, in the surgical context, sufferers might need
highly specialized nursing care, assistance with their actions daily and technological
recommendations during the pre-, peri-, and postoperative times (Wallace 2000, 727–30).
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Therefore nurses must pay attention to the issues associated with vulnerable sufferer
autonomy, privacy, and informed consent.
Furthermore, the issue of informed consent is critical in preserving the autonomy of the
victim. When the independence of the victim is respected, informed consent could be explained
as autonomous authorization for nursing intervention. The sufferer needs appropriate
information to provide informed consent in regards to the autonomy exercise of the sufferer.
Everybody has the right to have his or her bodily integrity protected against other
people’s invasion. The confidentiality of the patient is highly recommended to prevent the,
from facing discrimination from others (Hendry et al. 2018, pp.18). However, in some
situations, health experts are not honest with their victims regarding the diagnosis but are
aware that they need to provide more information openly (Nordgren & Fridlund 2001, 117–25).
There is a need to protect the rights of vulnerable individuals since they cannot speak for
themselves. The principles of care provide the patients and care providers with an opportunity
to communicate and create better relationships that will promote their well-being. Besides, it
encourages the confidentiality of the patient to avoid negative issues that are brought about by
lack of privacy.
According to Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, the needs of motivations of
individuals are analyzed. He arranged hierarchically five main levels of needs. The most
necessary basic needs are at the bottom whereas self-actualization and self-esteem are at the
top. The theory indicates that the most vital level of needs should always be taken care of to
take care of the secondary levels of needs. Motivation is defined as the scope of requirements
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