Question

1. Describe why a patient’s responsibilities are as import as his or her rights. must be 150+words

Answer 1

Ans) Access
The patient has the right to:
- Exercise his/her rights without regard to sex, cultural, economic, educational or religious background, or their ability to pay.
- Appropriate assessment and management of pain, information about pain and pain relief measures, and to participate in pain management decisions regarding their care.
- Have a family member (or other representative of your choosing) and your physician notified promptly of your admission to the hospital.
Have access to spiritual counseling and pastoral visits.
- Effective communication and interpretation, including access to translation services and services to address vision, speech, hearing, language and cognitive impairment.
- Have access to people outside the hospital through visitors, interpreters, verbal and written communication.
- Designate visitors of his/her choosing, if the patient has decision making capacity, whether or not the visitor is related by blood or marriage, unless:
- No visitors are allowed;
- The facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health/safety of a patient, hospital staff, other visitors, or would significantly disrupt the operations of the hospital;
- The patient has indicated he/she no longer wants this person to visit;
- The patient lacks decision-making capacity in which case the patient’s wishes are considered in determining who may visit, including any persons living in the household.
Voice complaints freely and recommend changes regarding the quality of services through the established process, and without being subject to coercion, discrimination, reprisal, or unreasonable interruption of care, treatment and services.
- Have access to protective and advocacy services including notifying government agencies of neglect or abuse.
Respect and Dignity
- The patient has the right to:
Considerate and respectful care at all times with recognition of his/her personal dignity.
- Be made comfortable and have consideration of his/her psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and personal values, beliefs, and preferences.
- Be free from restraints and seclusion of any form used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience or retaliation by staff.
Privacy & Confidentiality
The patient has the right to:
- Full consideration of privacy concerning his/her medical care program.
Be advised why any individual is present during a consultation, examination, or treatment.
Confidential treatment of all communications and records pertaining to care and stay in the hospital.
- Request, access, amend, and receive accounting of disclosures regarding his/her medical health information as permitted under applicable law.
Medical Information & Consent
The patient has the right to:
- Know the name of his/her primary physician and the name and professional relationships of other providers involved in his/her care at the time care is rendered.
- Information about the illness, course of treatment, and prospects for recovery in terms the patient can understand.
Information about treatments or procedures as needed in order to give informed consent or refusal. Except in emergencies, this information shall include a description of the procedures or treatments, associated medical risk, and alternate courses of treatment or non-treatment and the risks involved in each.
Provisions of Information
The patient has the right to:
- Knowledge of the hospital rules and policies which apply to patient conduct.
The patient has the responsibility to:
Provide, to the best of his/her knowledge, accurate and complete information about the present complaint, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, and other health matters.
- Report unexpected changes in his/her condition to the responsible caregiver.
- Make it known whether he/she clearly understands a course of action regarding medical care, and in what ways he/she is expected to cooperate.