FRAMEWORKS FOR NURSING AND SOCIAL WORK

Frameworks for Nursing and Social Work

Table of content

Concept of vulnerability1

Patient is vulnerable1

NMC code of professional conduct2

Staffs empower patient4

Anti-discriminatory practice issues5

Promotion of Anti-discriminatory practice7

Overall Assessment9

Reference12

Bibliography14

Frameworks for Nursing and Social Work

Concept of vulnerability

Vulnerability is the susceptibility to physical or emotional injury or attack. It also means to have one's guard down, open to censure or criticism. Vulnerability refers to a person's state of being liable to succumb, as to manipulation, persuasion or temptation(Steinberg, 2006).

A window of vulnerability, sometimes abbreviated to wov, is a time frame within which defensive measures are reduced, compromised or lacking. The terms 'vulnerable' and 'vulnerability' are used more and more frequently in the areas of both social science research into and prevention of HIV/AIDS, but certain difficulties arise when it comes to applying this concept to actual situations at the heart of which individuals or groups are more exposed to HIV. The concept of vulnerability must thus be clarified to reinforce its heuristic capacity and political and practical relevancy.

Patient is vulnerable

Sara is supposed o be a vulnerable patient as she has been admitted to an eating disorders unit in her local psychiatric hospital. Individuals who are at risk of a near future heart attack are called vulnerable patient. One way of characterizing this population is to define those with 5% or more risk of heart attack in one year. In other words, in 10 years one out of two vulnerable patients will definitely experience a heart attack.

NMC code of professional conduct

This selected scenario demonstrates professional values because the staff is trying to treat her in a very gentle professional manner with a comprehensive care plan.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct is a valuable statement, designed to support nurses and midwives in their roles, setting out what is required of them as professionals, and showing the public what standard of care they can expect to receive(Bankoff, 2004).

It provides a set of guiding principles to enable occupational health nurses (OHNs) to serve the public and, of necessity, consists of several principles to make it equally appropriate for the range of practitioner roles in a wide variety of working environments.

There are four main objectives and sub-objectives that are covered within the NMC code But the ones of particular note to the area of occupational health, as you would expect, are the need to treat people as individuals, respecting their confidentiality, a duty to gain client's consent before beginning any treatment or care, and the maintenance of clear professional boundaries(Gee, 1995).

Recent disciplinary cases available on the NMC website serve to remind practitioners of the need to maintain confidentiality, to treat clients with care and respect, and to be mindful of our duty of care and the perception that people have of us as nurses.

In providing a high standard of practice and care, the code requires us to use the best available evidence and keep our skills and knowledge up to date and keep clear and accurate ...