THE MEANING OF KNOWLEDGE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS MISUSE IN NURSING

Člani negovalnega tima in drugi zdravstveni delavci so dolžni varovati poklicno skrivnost, prav tako pa se morajo zavedati posledic morebitne kršitve le-te. Namen magistrskega dela je bil ugotoviti, kako zaposleni zdravstveni delavci v Splošni bolnišnici Murska Sobota poznajo varovanje poklicne skrivnosti ter v kolikšni meri upoštevajo pravico do zasebnosti posameznih pacientov. Prav tako smo želeli ugotoviti, ali so zdravstveni delavci seznanjeni s posledicami kršitve poklicne skrivnosti v zdravstveni negi.Raziskovalna metodologija. Uporabljena je bila kvantitativna metodologija raziskovanja. Podatke smo zbirali s tehniko strukturiranih vprašalnikov. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 80 članov negovalnega tima, ki je potekala na štirih oddelkih Splošne bolnišnice Murska Sobota. Rezultati. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da več kot 60% anketiranih zdravstvenih delavcev ni vedelo, katero načelo v Kodeksu etike medicinskih sester in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije govori o varovanju osebnih podatkov. Na podlagi rezultatov raziskave večina zdravstvenih delavcev, ki je sodelovala v raziskavi, ne ve, kakšne so posledice neupravičene izdaje poklicne skrivnosti. Več kot polovica vprašanih (56%) je menila, da zdravstveni delavci lahko izgubijo delovno mesto ali dobijo opomin oziroma opozorilo, kar je odgovorilo 20% vprašanih. Pravilno je odgovorilo le 21% vseh vprašanih zdravstvenih delavcev, od tega 12%, da gre v tem primeru za denarno kazen in 9%, da gre za zaporno kazen, odvisno od teže dejanja. Sklep. Pacienti se svojih pravic vse bolj zavedajo in želijo primerno obravnavo v negovalnem procesu. Zaradi tega je bistvenega pomena, da zdravstveni delavci ne samo poznajo pomen varovanja poklicne skrivnosti in posledice kršitve, ampak da to dosledno izvajajo tudi praktično. K temu je potrebno stremeti z nenehnim strokovnim izobraževanjem in udejanjanjem v praksi.Members of the care-taking team and other medical employees are bound to keeping privacy as well as they must be aware of consequences when breaking such a commitment. The object of this master\u27s degree was to determine how well healthcare employees in General Hospital Murska Sobota are aware of professional confidentiality and to what extent they respect the patient\u27s privacy. We have also wanted to determine if healthcare personnel are familiar with the consequences of violating the confidentiality. Research methodology. Quantitative methodology has been used for research. We have gathered data with structured questionnaires from 80 members of the care-taking staff in four different departments of Murska Sobota\u27s General Hospital. Results. Research results indicate that more than 60% of respondents did not know which principle from the Medical Workers and Health Technicians Code explains about confidentiality of private information. Based on the results most of medical staff who participated in the research did not know which are consequences of unjustified betrayal of professional secrets. More than half of respondents (56%) believed they could lose their job or they could get a warning notice, which was the answer of 20% of respondents. Only 21% answered correctly – 12% answered that they could receive a penalty and 9% that they might be imprisoned, depending on the scope of the act. Conclusion. Patients are becoming increasingly aware of their rights and are demanding appropriate treatment in the care-taking process. That is why it is vital that medical staff not only knows the meaning of guarding professional and personal secrecy, but also keeps consistent with regulations in practice. This has to be achieved with constant education and realization in practice