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Ethical Dilemmas in Home Healthcare
Jennifer LeClaire / Monster Contributing Writer
Whether you’re a social worker, therapist, visiting nurse or another type of home healthcare practitioner, you will undoubtedly face an ethical dilemma at some point in your career.
These quandaries can relate to a patient’s safety, competency or confidentiality, reimbursement or a host of other issues that force home healthcare workers to act. Three home healthcare professionals shed light on issues they must consider when dealing with these ambiguous day-to-day home-care predicaments.
Tolulope
9 months ago
184 comments
This is a common challenge because of the nature of nursing(humanitarian). It's expected that will go all way "legally" to satisfy or make them(client/patient) comfortable. Therefore it is a challenge to individual's perspective and value system and a matter of how long you can endure or alter your schedule to optimise clien's satisfaction.
filagator
9 months ago
8 comments
In Home Health there is no 'time clock'. If, in spite of good time management, one has a situation that requires them to stay longer with a pt. we make it happen. As a rule most nurses will not leave their pt in a compromising position whether it be a safety or a comfort issue. To me this is not a dilemma it is common sense and the nursing way.