RELEVANT
LEGAL-MORAL &
ETHICAL
STANDARDS OF
CARE
WMSU
JOBEL A.NUVAL, RN, MAN
PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS
• Right to Appropriate Medical Care and Humane Treatment
• Right to Informed Consent
• Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
• Right to Information
• The Right to Choose Health Care Provider and Facility
• Right to Self-Determination
• Right to Religious Belief
• Right to Medical Records
• Right to Leave
• Right to Refuse Participation In Medical Research
• Right to Correspondence and to Receive Visitors.
• Right to Express Grievances
• Right to be Informed of His Rights and Obligations as a Patient
Reference: https://samch.doh.gov.ph/index.php/patients-and-visitors-corner/patients-rights
NON-DISCLOSURE and other HIV-
related laws
• RA 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012)
• RA 8504 (Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of
1998)
• RA 7277 (Magna Carta of Disabled Persons)
• RA 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act 2002)
• RA 7875 (National Health Insurance Act of 1995)
• RA 11166 (Philippine and HIV Act)
INTER-PROFESSIONAL CARE MAPS
• Interprofessional collaboration has been
defined by many. However, most authorities
would accept the definition of interprofessional
collaboration to be when: “Multiple health
workers from different professional
backgrounds work together with patients,
families, caregivers, and communities to
deliver the highest quality of care” (WHO,
2010).
COLLABORATIVE CARE
• The Collaborative Care team is led by a primary
care provider (PCP) and includes behavioral
health care managers, psychiatrists and
frequently other mental health professionals all
empowered to work at the top of their license.
The team implements a measurement-guided
care plan based on evidence-based practice
guidelines and focuses particular attention on
patients not meeting their clinical goals.
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The ICN Code of Ethics has 4 elements
• Nurses and People
• Nurses and Practice
• Nurses and the Profession
• Nurses and Co-workers
Filipino Culture Values and Practices
• Filipino older adults tend to cope with illness with the help of
family and friends, and by faith in God.
• Before seeking professional help, Filipino older adults tend to
manage their illnesses by self-monitoring of symptoms,
ascertaining possible causes, determining the severity and threat
to functional capacity, and considering the financial and emotional
burden to the family.
• They may even resort to utilizing traditional home remedies such
as alternative or complimentary means of treatment.
• Seeking medical advice from family members or friends who are
health professionals is also a common practice among Filipino
older adults and their family members, especially if severe somatic
symptoms arise
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• Studies of health practices among Filipino
Americans suggest that people originally from
rural areas in the Philippines are more
knowledgeable regarding:
• home remedies (herbal)
• traditional healing techniques (hilot)
• and supernatural ailments, whereas those
coming from the urban areas rely more on
Western medical interventions and over-the-
counter medications.
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ONLINE DATABASES
• HIS (hospital information system)
• an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on
the administrational needs of hospitals.
• a comprehensive, integrated information system
designed to manage all the aspects of a hospital's
operation, such as medical, administrative, financial, and
legal issues and the corresponding processing of
services.
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