Rights, Responsibilities, and Protection in Care - MQF Level 3 Unit 2

This report examines the rights, responsibilities, and protection of individuals within healthcare settings, focusing on patient rights to respectful care, privacy, and informed consent, alongside patient responsibilities such as providing accurate medical information and respecting the rights of others. It explores how individual characteristics like personality traits influence well-being, emphasizing the importance of holistic care addressing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. Furthermore, the report addresses various forms of abuse in care settings, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse, and proposes intervention techniques such as adhering to ethical codes, monitoring abusive practices, educating patients and families, and implementing zero-tolerance policies to ensure a safe and supportive environment. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide range of study resources for students.

Award in Health Care
MQF Level 3
Group: 78
Lecturer:
Unit Assignment
Unit 2:RIGHTS,
RESPONSIBILITIES &
PROTECTION IN CARE

Contents
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Rights, needs and responsibilities of individuals in care.............................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
Effect of individual characteristics on the well-being of a person...............................................1
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................2
Kind of abuse an individual faces in care setting along with its management............................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

TASK 1
Rights, needs and responsibilities of individuals in care
The rights of a patient in a healthcare setting ensure the protection of patients during
hospital visits along with ensuring that the individuals receive the most appropriate form of care
available. The most basic right of the patient is the right to respectful care given by healthcare
professionals. The right to privacy is also one basic right according to which, the patient has the
right to limit care and treatment procedures to selected individuals. The the right to good quality
care through high professional of standards must be maintained while delivering care. The
patient also has the right to refuse administration of any drugs, treatment or procedures to an
extent until in cases of emergency (Patel and Jafferany, 2020). The right to obtain informed
consent is crucial as the healthcare provider is bound to give information about medical decisions
related to health and safety of the patient. The key responsibility of a patient includes informing
their allotted medical professional all the information related to their illness, past medication
history and current medications. The responsibility of the patient also includes to necessarily
respect the rights and property of other patients and medical professionals. The basic needs of the
patient include physiological, essential, protective and needs of self-recognition (Skrautvol and
Nåden, 2022).
TASK 2
Effect of individual characteristics on the well-being of a person
Different characteristics of an individual such as personality traits influence the well-
being of a person through a wide variety of reasons (Booth and Kaylor, 2018). These traits might
include agreeableness, extraversion, openness and practicality which portray that people high in
these above mentioned traits are linked to a increased well-being, in terms of health. On the other
hand, people high in neuroticism are mostly rigid and stubborn which makes it difficult to treat a
person. The likelihood of making good decisions affects the overall physical and mental health.
Pessimistic people are less likely to adhere to their medication regimen and not get involved in
various kinds of unhealthy activities. People high in self confidence, conflict management and
resiliency are more satisfied with their lives and contribute significantly to their own well-being.
The focus of providing holistic care is to ensure that the overall well-being regarding physical,
emotional, mental, spiritual and social needs are fulfilled in an appropriate manner. A holistic
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approach is crucial for providing appropriate support to an individual and not merely their mental
health needs. There are various practices includes in providing holistic care to individuals such
as diet, regular exercise and psychotherapy. Factors influencing holistic well-being include the
physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual and environmental sustainability. A holistic
patient centred care involves the provision of care for individuals with any physical illness or
disability. The overall aim of holistic medicine is to improve the sense of bodily and emotional
well-being of a patient, rather than just treating the symptoms of illness or disability. All the
problems related to body, mind, spirit are acknowledged and dealt with (Emasu and et. al.,
2018). It is crucial to possess a holistic approach to health as everything is taken into account
and patient are made responsible for their health and well-being. Prevention of illness along with
long term solutions is possible.
TASK 3
Kind of abuse an individual faces in care setting along with its management
The concept of abuse constitutes a violation of human rights which is characterized by a
variety of physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse. There are long term
psychological consequences of abuse which can negatively impact the overall well-being of an
individual. Some of the basic forms of abuse in a care setting includes financial abuse, material
abuse, abandonment, loss of respect or dignity and medicinal neglect. The number of victims of
abuse occurring in a healthcare setting is rapidly growing due to growing hospitalizations. The
residents staying in a healthcare centre suffer for physical assault, neglect and other forms of
abuse from medical professionals. Some of the common signs of physical abuse includes broken
bones, bruises and bleeding. There is a high likelihood of medical professionals sexually
harassing patients in their unconscious state as they have access to their body. This type of abuse
takes a toll on the psychological health of patients leading to cognitive disorders (Mandal,
Seethalakshmi, and Rajendrababu, 2020). Emotional abuse might also be one of the reason that
affects the physical and mental health of patients, which includes controlling the activities of the
patient against their will and violating their right to privacy. Breaching of patient confidentiality
and acting inappropriately while the patient is under the influence of anaesthesia is considered as
an unethical practice.
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Intervention techniques for dealing with unethical practices and different types of abuse
in a care settings include complying by code of ethics and appointing an officer for monitoring
and reviewing abusive practices. Identification of conflicting values and responsibilities are to be
considered while resolving an abusive incident. Appropriate education must be provided to
patients and their families for reporting incidents of mistreatment, sexual harassment and
situations of neglect and avoidance. It is important to break silence about these matters and
organize staff training to report cases of abuse, if there are any. The successful prevention of
abuse can only be intervened by implementation of centred approach care which includes a zero
tolerance policy towards situations like abuse and neglect. Care settings must introduce policies
for supporting adults to safeguard themselves and along with providing appropriate training and
education to staff for raising awareness about the ill effects of abuse and consequences of
performing it. During training procedures, no staff or medical professional should be excluded
out of the practice to ensure consistency (O'Brien, Kinloch, Groves and Jack, 2019). The
prevention of abuse can be significantly improved with the help public awareness campaigns,
that act as an essential building blocks for the prevention and elimination of abusive practices.
The concept of advocacy helps individuals become aware about their rights which contributes to
the prevention of abuse. It helps individuals build confidence towards expressing their concerns
and hence, being preventative.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Booth, L. and Kaylor, S., 2018. Teaching spiritual care within nursing education: A holistic
approach. Holistic nursing practice, 32(4), pp.177-181.
Emasu, A., Andrews, M., Ruder, B. and Barageine, J.K., 2018. Enhancing Holistic Care of
Patients with Obstetric Fistula and Other Childbirth Injuries-TERREWODE’s Experience
of Developing a Dedicated Fistula Hospital in Uganda. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, 13(2).
Mandal, L., Seethalakshmi, A. and Rajendrababu, A., 2020. Rationing of nursing care, a
deviation from holistic nursing: A systematic review. Nursing Philosophy, 21(1),
p.e12257.
O'Brien, M.R., Kinloch, K., Groves, K.E. and Jack, B.A., 2019. Meeting patients’ spiritual needs
during end‐of‐life care: A qualitative study of nurses’ and healthcare professionals’
perceptions of spiritual care training. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(1-2), pp.182-189.
Patel, A. and Jafferany, M., 2020. Multidisciplinary and holistic models of care for patients with
dermatologic disease and psychosocial comorbidity: a systematic review. JAMA
dermatology, 156(6), pp.686-694.
Skrautvol, K. and Nåden, D., 2022. The body's dignity in integrative understanding of health in
IBD–A hermeneutic approach to holistic care. Complementary Therapies in Clinical
Practice, p.101661.
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