Help please!

[Kbywater]

Hi all, I would be very great full if someone could help me with this one.....
Explain the importance of the following principles in the use of medication:
>consent
>self medication or active participation
>dignity and privacy
>confidentiality

Thanks in advance

[steadysue]

Hello,
Just think about it as if it was happening to you.
Is it important that you consent or are you happy just to let something happen to you, to be given any medication someone feels like giving you? Would you want to sort out your medication yourself, or at last play a part in how it is given?  Or again is it ok that someone does everything for you, how will that make you feel? Would it be ok if you were given a suppository in the dining room? And how would you feel if  the medication you were taking is discussed and gossiped about in Tescos?
Remember there are also legal requirements for some of these points but a lot of it is just about common sense and being person centred.
Steadysue