One rule that I had to follow at work is the confidentiality of my patients. So I’m working in a hospital where the strict rules are implemented in our hospital. It was implemented because it is the basics of our medical ethics. We have to respect our patient’s confidentiality and make sure that no private information will be exposed or shared with other people unless given consent by the patient. So people there, of course, we would not say it’s like it or not like it, but we have to follow this. Otherwise, we’ll follow the basic principle of medical ethics. And we know that it’s very important to show our respect for our patients. And I feel like following this rule allows me to build reports with my patients. And this is very important regarding the communication and trust from the patients towards the healthcare professionals because they can trust that you can keep secret the medical and sensitive information and be able and responsible for their health. And this rule is very important for all the colleagues working in the healthcare industry to respect and follow.
Band 7+: Describe an unconventional rule you had to follow at school or work. You should say: - What the rule was - Where and when it applied - Whether other people liked it And explain how this rule affected you.
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One rule that I had to follow at work is the confidentiality of my patients. I work in a hospital where strict rules are implemented. It was established because it is the basis of our medical ethics. We have to respect our patients' confidentiality and ensure that no private information is exposed or shared with others unless given consent by the patient. People there, of course, we wouldn't say whether they like it or not, but we have to follow this. Otherwise, we would violate the basic principles of medical ethics. We know that it's very important to show our respect for our patients. I feel that following this rule allows me to build rapport with my patients. This is very important for communication and trust from the patients towards healthcare professionals because they can trust that we will keep their medical and sensitive information confidential and be responsible for their health. This rule is very important for all colleagues working in the healthcare industry to respect and follow.
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