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Make sure you comply with patient informed consent laws
OVERALL COMPLETION
Guideline 8: Managing family requests for nondisclosure of information to the patient
Quote from a medical oncologist
Short film: Managing family requests for nondisclosure
ACTIVITY: Open text reflection based on video: How would you manage this scenario?
Short film: Managing family requests for nondisclosure (Cont.)
Open text reflection on situation
Guiding principles
8.1 Show empathy and attempt to understand and address the family carer's
8.2 Explore and respect the patient's own preferences to know information about their illness
8.3 Ensure compliance with patient informed consent laws
Summary
Select your response
Select what you think are the top 5 information needs of family carers
Finding out about how to reduce stress in the person with cancer’s life
Accessing information about alternative therapies
Accessing information about the person with cancer’s prognosis, or likely outcome
Accessing information on what the person with cancer’s physical needs are likely to be
Learning about the impact that caring has on working life or usual activities
Accessing information relevant to their needs as a carers/partners
Accessing information about the benefits and side effects of treatments
Accessing information about the services within the hospital
Finding out about financial support and government benefits
Learning more about cancer screening
