1.1 Define a duty of care: is a requirement that a person act toward others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting maybe claimed in a law suit as negligence.

1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects your own work role: We have a duty of care to our client’s health and welfare. I have duty of care to make sure my client’s needs are meet on my duty shift: including the health, welfare, emotional and physical needs, dietary needs, personal hygiene, medication and safety. I must only do what I have been trained to do and must engage all other services available to manage any client needs I have not been trained for i.e: a doctor in case of illness, a podiatrist in a case where toe nails need cut etc.
2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights: Any individual can refuse to take prescribed medication or refuse to have test for illness. An individual has the right to refuse treatment. All individuals have this right unless incapacity to consent has been proved that the individual does not have the capacity to choose for themselves, capacity must be assumed in all cases until capacity has been assessed by a professional. It can be hard to support a client with this, it can be extremely difficult to watch a client refuse treatment when you know that a treatment could help, but every individual has a right to decide what is right for them at that point in their lives, as long as mental capacity has not been impaired or the client has not been unduly influenced and all the consequences of their actions have been explained to them, they have a right to refuse.
2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to