5HC505: Critical Issues in Adult Care Ethical Analysis

This essay critically examines the ethical and legal issues associated with adult care practice. It explores key areas such as the transmission of communicable diseases, ineffective practitioner-patient relationships, privacy and confidentiality, and end-of-life issues. The study highlights relevant legal laws, standards, and principles including the Care Act, Employability Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as well as healthcare policies. A theoretical perspective is provided, focusing on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, including its strengths and weaknesses. The essay also identifies critical issues in adult care, such as potential emotional and physical abuse, and concludes by emphasizing the importance of ethical considerations, relevant laws and regulations, and the role of healthcare policies in achieving care goals. References to supporting literature are included.

Critical Issues in adult
care

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Introduction
 CW1. To examine legal and ethical issues associated with adult care
practice.
 Theoretical perspective
 Conclusion
 References

INTRODUCTION
Adult care is referred to as a program or service which in turn helps in assisting
mentally and physically impaired adults. These individuals tend to require long term
and institutional rehabilitation and care. This study will critically highlight on examining
the legal and ethical issues associated with adult care practice. This study also
examines the key safeguarding and abusive issues within the health care sector.

CW 1. TO EXAMINE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT CARE PRACTICE.
Ethical issues in healthcare
 Transmission of the communicable disease
 Ineffective relationship between the healthcare practitioners and patient.
 Privacy and confidentiality of the patient.
 End of life issues

CONTD..
Legal laws, standards and principles
 Care act
 Employability act
 Health insurance portability and accountability
act
 Healthcare quality improvement act
 Health law
 Safety law
 Employability law
 Patient safety and quality improvement act

CONTD..
Healthcare policies
 Patient care policies
 Safety policies
 Employee health policies
 Security policies
 Data security
 Administrative policies
 Drug handling

THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Cognitive behaviour
Theoretical perspective
be one of the most appropriate
approach in turn helps in
gaining better cure results.
CBT approach is useful
because it mainly focuses on
examining the behavioural
patterns and changing attitude
of the patients.
Critical issue in adult
care
• Lee is not
interested in
taking care of the
Paul.
• Risk of emotional
and physical
abusive from Lee
History
CBT approach is
developed by Aaron T.
Beck in the year 1960.
Strengths
• Helps in treating various
mental and abusive
issues like depression
and anxiety.
• Helps in retraining the
thoughts and behaviour
of the patient.
Weaknesses
• Not suitable for
the individuals
who have
complex mental
issues.

CONCLUSION
From the above carried out study it has been summarized that, Ethical
issues like End of life issues, Transmission of the communicable disease, privacy and
confidentiality of the patient Ineffective relationship between the healthcare
practitioners and patient leads to lower care results and outcomes. This study also
determines key laws and regulations linked with H&SC because it is useful in
safeguarding the rights of the individual against specific abuse. Healthcare policies is
very useful in setting principles for achieving care goals within the society.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Adam, S., Osborne, S. and Welch, J. eds., 2017. Critical care nursing: science and
practice. Oxford University Press.
Camfield, P.R and et.al., 2019. How can transition to adult care be best orchestrated
for adolescents with epilepsy?. Epilepsy & Behavior. 93. pp.138-147.
Crane, R., 2017. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Distinctive features.
Routledge.
Eklund, J.H and et.al., 2019. “Same same or different?” A review of reviews of
person-centered and patient-centered care. Patient Education and
Counseling.102(1). pp.3-11.

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