Scenario Role Play - Assessment 1
A parent arrives with their child who has been Absent due to illness. The parent asks you to administer the child with herbal medication.
Identify what is the legal or ethical concern in the scenario?
The legal concern is that the herbal medication lacks any prescription from a Doctor and therefore lacks information about what the medication is, the dosage, who the medication is for and the expiration date.The ethical concerns are that due to a lack of data concerning the dosage, Educators may potentially give too much or not enough of the medication and not being able to administer the medication goes against the parents wishes.
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This breaches Regulation 83 as Medication was not prescribed by a registered practitioner and the label does not bear the child and therefore can not be administered. Identify who you will report to in response to the scenario and how confidentiality will be maintained.
Immediately, the Educator needs to inform the parent that they can not administer herbal medication due to legal reasons and if the parent holds any concerns, the Educator could call over the coordinator to conform the circumstances. In order to keep confidentiality the Educator must discuss the situation in an appropriate manner only discussing the issue on a need to know basis.
Identify an article in the United Nations Rights of the Child that underpins your response.
Article 24: Children have the right to good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that they will stay healthy. Richer countries should help poorer countries achieve this.
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In order to keep confidentiality, the educator must only disclose information on a need to know basis and never discuss details in an inappropriate manner.
Identify an article in the United Nations Rights of the Child that underpins your response.
“ Article 6: Children have the right to live a full life. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily.”
Identify and list appropriate strategies to effectively resolve the situation outlined in the scenario?
Stall parent while co worker calls an emergency contact or another parent to come pick up the child and intoxicated parent
Allow intoxicated parent to leave their car at the childcare centre overnight
If the parent comes across violent or aggressive, allow the child to go with the parent and call the police
Reflecting on your response to the scenario consider where work practices can be improved to better meet the legal and ethical responsibilities\
Ensure all parents are aware that picking up children while intoxicated in inappropriate and unsafe.
Put up safe driving posters around the childcare centre
Discuss the importance of road safety with the parents.
Scenario
A parent arrives with their child who has been Absent due to illness. The parent asks you to administer the child with herbal medication.
Identify what is the legal or ethical concern in the scenario?
The legal concern is that the herbal medication lacks any prescription from a Doctor and therefore lacks information about what the medication is, the dosage, who the medication is for and the expiration date.The ethical concerns are that due to a lack of data concerning the dosage, Educators may potentially give too much or not enough of the medication and not being able to administer the medication goes against the parents wishes.
Identify the specific legal document you have used to support your response …show more content…
This breaches Regulation 83 as Medication was not prescribed by a registered practitioner and the label does not bear the child and therefore can not be administered. Identify who you will report to in response to the scenario and how confidentiality will be maintained.
Immediately, the Educator needs to inform the parent that they can not administer herbal medication due to legal reasons and if the parent holds any concerns, the Educator could call over the coordinator to conform the circumstances. In order to keep confidentiality the Educator must discuss the situation in an appropriate manner only discussing the issue on a need to know basis.
Identify an article in the United Nations Rights of the Child that underpins your response.
Article 24: Children have the right to good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that they will stay healthy. Richer countries should help poorer countries achieve this.
Identify and list appropriate strategies to effectively resolve the situation outlined in the …show more content…
In order to keep confidentiality, the educator must only disclose information on a need to know basis and never discuss details in an inappropriate manner.
Identify an article in the United Nations Rights of the Child that underpins your response.
“ Article 6: Children have the right to live a full life. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily.”
Identify and list appropriate strategies to effectively resolve the situation outlined in the scenario?
Stall parent while co worker calls an emergency contact or another parent to come pick up the child and intoxicated parent
Allow intoxicated parent to leave their car at the childcare centre overnight
If the parent comes across violent or aggressive, allow the child to go with the parent and call the police
Reflecting on your response to the scenario consider where work practices can be improved to better meet the legal and ethical responsibilities\
Ensure all parents are aware that picking up children while intoxicated in inappropriate and unsafe.
Put up safe driving posters around the childcare centre
Discuss the importance of road safety with the parents.
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