Dignity And Dementia Handout 2

Dignity must be at the centre of everything we do if we are to achieve high quality person centred care and support, dignity focuses on the value of every person as an individual it means respecting others views, choices and decisions, not making assumptions about how people want to be treated and working with care and compassion. The principles focus on the key values,attitudes,skills and knowledge required to provide the best care possible, the principles give the workforce and those employ and train them clear guidance and practical tools to understanding how to place dignity at the

Personal care procedures have the potential to threaten a patient’s dignity (Baillie, 2009). The RCN (2008) has identified activities which can compromise dignity, a few of these are: personal care, elimination, support with eating and drinking, and moving and handling all have the potential to degrade or devalue a person. Careful planning, sensitive interactions or communication, respecting patient autonomy, preferences and choices and providing comfort can help maintain dignity in these situations (Baillie et al., 2009).

A basic part of modern age humanity is dignity. It is self-imposed pride that is susceptible to damage through the verbal and physical actions of others. Hospital and clinical settings can leave a client’s dignity vulnerable. It is where people, now clients, are weak and in some cases unable to function like they once did. This can wound their dignity, but it is the duty of nurses to preserve it. Through respect, support, and by relieving pain and suffering, nurses work to preserve the dignity of their clients. Likewise, nurses are able to easily damage the dignity and integrity of their clients through inappropriate behaviour, a lack of respect, and being irresponsible while on the job. A passage published by a hearing tribunal from the College

Dignity is the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect. If you talk about someone’s condition and joke about it then you are not giving them dignity. Treat everyone as a unique person. If you laugh or joke around about their condition to their face tor ridicule them this is not giving them the dignity they deserve. Some people if they are being cared for may feel like they are losing dignity as they cannot dress or clean themselves. Some nurses make fun of the patient. This can lead to them losing confidence. If someone does lose confidence then you should still respect them and treat them with dignity. Some people might get angry if they have someone else washing them as it could be seen as

Dignity is closely linked with respect as it is the result of being treated with respect. Both dignity and respect are key principles of the human rights act which is ‘An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights; to make provision with respect to holders of certain judicial offices who become judges of the European Court of Human Rights; and for connected purposes.’ (legislation)

Promoting the patient’s autonomy increasing the patients dignity because it reminds both the healthcare professional and the patients, that they are still capable of many things, and do not need to be treated as a toddler or as less than human. Also included in the concept of autonomy for patients

In 2008, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), published its definition of dignity, which is related to how people see their worth and how they act and behave towards that perceived value. This encompasses the profession’s focus on the individual person. Therefore, a registered nurse must not consider each person as a “case” or identify them as a disease process. Rather, individual needs should also be taken into account. Being able to offer choices, determine the course of their treatment, providing meaningful independent activities, and spending one-on-one time with the patient are just some of the activities that a nurse

Dementia is a disease becoming more common in today’s world and affecting more people. Dementia is a problem in elderly adults because it impacts all members of a family, it can lead to other medical conditions, and there is no cure.

Nurses and other healthcare providers work in a variety of settings or environments and it is unambiguous that a workable physical workplace is important when trying to provide dignity in care. This type of obstacles can be demoralizing and the lack of space is a barrier to delivering dignity in care. Therefore a change in the physical environment is necessary which means sometimes patients may benefit from private rooms in order to provide dignity in

I agree that humans should be treated with dignity right from birth. However each person values different things differently and thinks about self-worth in a different way. One might feel his/her loss of dignity when they have to give up their own clothes and wear a hospital gown whereas, other might feel that their dignity is adequately maintained. Since Canada is a pluralistic society, people from different part of the world reside here. So, whenever a patient arrives in hospital, nurses are obliged to respect their values and beliefs. The way anyone treats people is the reflection of the respect one feels for them. In nursing care, recognizing the vulnerability of the patient to loss of dignity is a primary ethical obligation. Supporting patient dignity is an important aspect of nursing so, the role of nurses in preserving and promoting dignity of vulnerable population is not only crucial but also challenging. These are the ways that nurses can preserve dignity in

Maintaining dignity is not only meaningful in the first stages of caring for an individual, but essential throughout a patient’s care; by giving the element of control, it will help promote patient independence. Promoting dignity can be achieved more easily if the patient and nurse establish a good working nurse-patient relationship, further enhanced by treating each individual equally, regardless of protected characteristics, (e.g. age, culture, race, religion, etc.), to ensure everyone is given the same level of care and importance.

Micheal J. Fox once said, “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” Human Dignity is a very essential principle. The Catholic social teachings stress that every single individual has a value, is worthy of respect, and has the right to be free from slavery. Through The Enemy Within by Eva Colmers, the loss and gain of human dignity is clearly presented. Humans are the only creatures that are created in “His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27).

Nurses spend most of their time with their patients and it is important to show the patient that he or she matters to us by treating them with dignity and respect. According to Yea-Pyng, Watson, and Tsai, in the article “Dignity In Care In the Clinical Setting. A Narrative Review”, “Nordenfelt proposed that the meaning of dignity is ‘grounded in the rationality of human beings and their ability to achieve a moral status’ (p. 100), and that dignity is categorized into the following four types: human value, merit,

After defining dignity, he begins applying the term to himself. He claims that he has dignity because throughout his many years of working as a butler, he has always put his job first especially on that “turning point in his life,” which consisted of him forsaking his dying father to go and tend to some diplomat with blisters (Ishiguro 70). While he may think that in some way this action is “dignified,” the rest of the world disagrees. It does not make sense for a man to spend his father’s last moments serving wine to guests and getting doctors for blisters. In fact, it shows a lack of “dignity” and a lack of priority.

Human dignity goes along with my expression of altruism in my life. I express human dignity very similar to the way I express altruism, but I express this value further in my work. One main way I express this is through the provision of modesty and privacy in all ways possible while caring for patients. It is as simple as using least exposing methods and being respectful and professional when providing care. I also respect human dignity by giving my patients the power of choice and respecting the wishes that they express. I believe this is important because the hospital environment leaves people vulnerable to have their dignity ignored. Nursing researchers Papastavrou, Efstathiou, and Andreou (2017) describe this problem by stating “threats to health were considered more important than those to dignity and the older people endured threats to dignity in favour of treating the health problem” (p. 94). With this in mind, I work particularly hard to find ways to uphold human dignity always in my work and throughout my life.