Health Care and Legislation, Policies

Patient Rights & Responsibilities
Chapter 13

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Discuss the importance of understanding patient rights.
Discuss the importance of understanding patient responsibilities.
Describe the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry’s listing of patient responsibilities.

Patient Rights – I
Right to Know One’s Rights
Right to Explanation of Rights
Right to Ask Questions
clarification of caregiver’s instructions
interpretation of caregivers’ handwriting
instructions for medication usage
e.g., frequency, Dosing, Side Effects

Patient Rights – II
Right to know One’s Rights
Right to an Explanation of Rights
Right to Ask Questions
Right to Patient Education
Right to Examination & Treatment

Patient Rights – III
Right to Admission
Right to Have Special Needs Addressed
Right to Know Caregivers
Right to Appoint a Patient Advocate
Right to Execute Advance Directives

Patient Rights – IV
Right to Compassionate Care
Right to Quality Care
Right to Dignity and Respect
Right to a Timely Response to Care Needs
Right to Participate in Care Decisions

Patient Rights – V
Right to Informed Consent
Right to Confidentiality
Right to Privacy
Right to Refuse Treatment
Right to Chaplaincy Services

Patient Rights – VI
Right to Discharge
Right to Stabilization and Transfer
Right to Access Records
Right to Know Third-Party Care Relationships
Right to Pain Management

Patient Rights – VI
Right to Ethics Consultation
Right to Know Restrictions on Rights
Transparency & Hospital Charges
Know Hospital’s Adverse Events

Patient Responsibilities
Practice a Healthy Lifestyle
Maintain Current Medication Records
Keep Appointments
Provide Full Disclosure of Medical History
Communicate Care Preferences

Patient Responsibilities – II

Actively Participate in Care
Ask Questions
Adhere to the Care Plan
Inpatient Care Responsibilities
Follow Instructions

Patient Responsibilities – III
Avoid Self-Administration of Medications
Report Unexpected Changes in Health Status
Comply with Hospital Policy
Respect

REVIEW QUESTIONS – I
1. When considering a person’s religious beliefs, should the state have a right to interfere with a mother’s decision to refuse a blood transfusion? Why?
2. Should a hospital be able to raise whatever interest the state itself may have in seeking to compel an unwilling patient to undergo a routine, lifesaving medical procedure? Explain.

REVIEW QUESTIONS – II
3. Describe why a patient’s responsibilities are as important as his or her rights.
4. Discuss the ramifications of the following statement: It is the patient’s responsibility to communicate to the staff any symptoms that he or she is experiencing.

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