Question

Nicole is a care worker at Darley Road Residential Care. One of her clients is a young man, Amrik, who has a significant acquired brain injury that has resulted in his ability to complete daily tasks for himself. He is unable to move himself around in his wheelchair and requires someone to push him from place to place.

One morning as she arrives for her shift, Nicole finds Amrik has been left in the full sun without water. It looks like he has been here for some time.

Q4 - Amrik and Nicole are having a conversation while she helps him eat his lunch. Amrik told Nicole he was upset as he overheard one of the other workers saying that they would prefer to work with someone less dependent on mobility assistance. Explain why this is not acceptable, in terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), and what Nicole should do with this information. (Approx. 30 words).

Q5 - Amrik’s sister has arrived and takes Nicole aside to ask her for details on Amrik’s health status. Nicole spends 20 minutes explaining Amrik’s health status and her concerns about him. What has Nicole’s done wrong in this situation? (Approx. 40 words).

Q6 - Nicole has checked on whether Amrik has given consent for his information to be shared. With her supervisor, they access his file and discover that he has indeed signed a consent. Check the consent form Amrik completed before answering the question. Describe three ways that consent can be gained from a client and then decide if Nicole has permission to share health status information with Amrik’s sister? (Approx. 50 words that you can present in a bullet list if you wish).

Answer 1

Answer 1. According to the Disability Discrimination Act, it is unethical or against law to discriminate any person on the basis of his disability. They cannot be judged for provision of food and home, employment and other facilities.

In this case, Nicole should ask for service provider to help Amrik for reasonable adjustments in providing support for his mobility issues and discrimination on such basis.

Answer 2. The wrong point here is that, Nicole shared much information with Amrik's sister for which she took 20 minutes and that too without knowing the consent of the patient. She should have only briefed here in little time by not being emotionally or psychologically involved in the case. As the ethical theories, a healthcare provider should not be extra explanatory to the family about the health of the patient. They should be given only required information for their concern, only after the consent of the patient.

Answer 3. The three ways to have client's consent are:-

. Verbal consent:- in which the patient clearly mentions the 'yes' for the treatment.

. Written consent :- before undergoing major treatments a consent form is dully signed by the patient.

In this case, Nicole came to know that Amrik has signed the consent form, before treatment for his no injured brain. According to this consent, Nicole can share the information about Amrik's health status to his sister.