Document the Notification and the Person’s choice of whether to invite the Advocate in the Summary of Process Coordination on the Personal Plan Narrative. Sensitive Issues Some aspects of the Person’s life are, or should be, personal and private. When sensitive issues are identified, the Case Manager should assist the The Person may want information regarding these issues shared with only Person in considering options for addressing them. Some things to think certain people. The Person may not even want the whole Planning Team to about include: be aware that there is an issue. The Person may have concerns about having Who needs to know about this issue? ♦ information on sensitive issues documented in their plan. How will it be addressed? ♦ The Person identifies sensitive issues, not the Planning Team or any How will it be monitored? ♦ Team member. Sensitive issues often relate to diet and weight control, How and where will it be documented? ♦ hygiene, medical conditions, sexuality, smoking, money, intimate relationships or behavior. What is sensitive is really up to the Person. Some sensitive issues may be addressed as part of routine health care and Sometimes planning an agenda creates an opportunity for discussion with be documented in the medical record. They may not need to be specifically the Person about public vs. private information. The Person has the right to identified in the PCP document. Others may be referred to only generally, control how information about him or her is shared, and may need e.g., will meet with the nurse for health information”, without “Marie assistance to consider and exercise that right.
Document the Notification and the Person’s choice of whether to invite the Advocate in the Summary of Process Coordination on the Personal Plan Narrative. Sensitive Issues Some aspects of the Person’s life are, or should be, personal and private. The Person may want information regarding these issues shared with only certain people. The Person may not even want the whole Planning Team to be aware that there is an issue. The Person may have concerns about having information on sensitive issues documented in their plan. The Person identifies sensitive issues, not the Planning Team or any Team member. Sensitive issues often relate to diet and weight control, hygiene, medical conditions, sexuality, smoking, money, intimate relationships or behavior. What is sensitive is really up to the Person. Sometimes planning an agenda creates an opportunity for discussion with the Person about public vs. private information. The Person has the right to control how information about him or her is shared, and may need assistance to consider and exercise that right. When sensitive issues are identified, the Case Manager should assist the Person in considering options for addressing them. Some things to think about include: ♦ Who needs to know about this issue? ♦ How will it be addressed? ♦ How will it be monitored? ♦ How and where will it be documented? Some sensitive issues may be addressed as part of routine health care and be documented in the medical record. They may not need to be specifically identified in the PCP document. Others may be referred to only generally, e.g., “Marie will meet with the nurse for health information”, without
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