describe the issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care

describe the issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care

Issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care Name Lecturer Date Issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care Standards of practice with respect to competency of medical care according to Lyckholm and Hackney’s article, is the degree of caution and prudence required of medical practitioners who are under duty of care.

Identify and describe the issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care identified in the Lyckholm and Hackney article.

This paper seeks to address issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical as stated in Lyckholm and Hackney’s article. A standard of practice is a psychological or medical treatment guideline. Standards of practice can be specific or general.

They specify proper treatment founded on scientific evidence and alliance between psychological and/ or medical professionals involved in addressing treatment of a particular condition.

According to Lyckholm and Hackney, the issues that affect standards of practice are majorly ethical issues that practitioners must observe during medical practice and justice, especially privacy, access to health care, medical competency, confidentiality, and the blurring of professional and personal boundaries in small communities. …………………