L3 Ethical, Legal and Professional Responsibilities of a Clinical Practice

Question 1

law

Answer 1

• The principles and regulations established in a community by authority and applicable to its people
• In the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision

Question 2

conscientious objection

Answer 2

• Objection for reasons of conscience to complying with a particular requirement
• Declines to participate in a lawful process or procedure due to their personal beliefs, values, or moral concerns

Question 3

example of conscientious objection in healthcare

Answer 3

• Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 states that, other than in emergency circumstances, a medical practitioner, nurse or midwife may not be obliged to ‘carry out or to participate in carrying out’ a termination to which they have a conscientious objection.
• They are, however, statutorily obliged to make arrangements for the transfer of care ‘as may be necessary to enable the woman to avail of the termination of pregnancy’

Question 4

National Consent Policy

Answer 4

The need for consent, and the application of the general principles in this policy, extends to all interventions conducted by or on behalf of the HSE on service users in all locations

Question 5

consent

Answer 5

the giving of permission or agreement for an intervention, receipt or use of a service or participation in research following a process of communication about the proposed intervention

Question 6

requirements for valid consent

Answer 6

• Decision-making capacity
• Disclosure of information
• Comprehension
• Voluntariness
• Agreement

Question 7

capacity act

Answer 7

• A person has capacity until proved otherwise
• A person should be supported to make decisions as far as possible
• Information should be provided to a person in a way that is easily accessible
• Even where a person lacks decision making capacity, they still have a will and preference
• A person has the right to make an unwise decision if they choose to
• A person can make an advance decision about their healthcare treatment which will apply when she or he can no longer make those decisions

Question 8

Dignity at Work Policy for the Public Health Service (Revised 2022)

Answer 8

• All employees are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace
• Employees must treat others with dignity and respect
• Protects employees from bullying, sexual harassment and harassment from anyone they encounter in the workplace

Question 9

bullying

Answer 9

• Repeated inappropriate behaviour, direct or indirect, whether verbal, physical or otherwise
• Conducted by one or more persons against another
• Undermines the individual’s right to dignity at work
• Takes place over a period of time.

Question 10

harassment

Answer 10

is any form of unwanted conduct related to any of the discriminatory grounds covered by the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2008.

Question 11

discriminatory grounds

Answer 11

• Gender
• Marital status
• Family status
• Sexual orientation
• Religion
• Age
• Disability
• Race
• Membership of the traveller community

Question 12

sexual harassment

Answer 12

any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity and creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for the person

Question 13

your responsibility in relation to workplae bullying

Answer 13

• To maintain a working environment in which the dignity of all individuals is respected
• To ensure that your behaviour does not cause offence to anyone you come into contact during the course of your work.
• You should discourage bullying and harassment by objecting to inappropriate behaviour
• You should inform a manager if you are concerned that a colleague is being bullied or harassed