1. Nursing Jurisprudence
Prepared by: Mark Fredderick R. Abejo R.N, M.A.N
10. The patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of
care; he has the right to know in advance what appointment
times the physicians are available and where. The patient has the
right to expect that the hospital will provide a mechanism
whereby he is informed by his physician or a delegate of the
physician of the patient’s continuing health care requirements
following discharge.
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11. The patient has the right to examine and receive an
Lecturer: Mark Fredderick R. Abejo R.N, M.A.N explanation of his bill regardless of source of payment.
12. The patient has the right to know what hospital rules and
regulations apply to his conduct as a patient.
PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS
1. The patient has the right to considerate & respectful care, RIGHT’S OF A DYING PERSON
irrespective of socio-economic status.
2. The patient has the right to obtain from his physician
complete current information concerning his diagnosis,
1. The right to be treated as a living human being.
treatment and prognosis in terms the patient can reasonably be
expected to understand. When it is not medically advisable to
give such information to the patient. The information should be 2. The right to maintain a sense of hopefulness, however
made available to an appropriate person in his behalf. He has the changing its focus may be.'
right to know by name or in person, the medical team
responsible in coordinating his care. 3. The right to maintain a sense of hopefulness, however
changing its focus may be.
3. The patient has the right to receive from his physician
information necessary to give informed consent prior to start of 4. The right to be cared for by those who can maintain a
any procedure and or treatment. Except in emergencies, such sense of hopefulness, however changing this may be.
information for informed consent should include but not
necessarily limited to the specific procedure and or treatment, 5. The right to express feelings and emotions about death
the medically significant risks involved, and the probable in one's own way.
duration of incapacitation. Where medically significant
alternatives for care or treatment exist, or when the patient 6. The right to participate in all decisions concerning
requests information concerning medical alternatives, the patient one's care.
has the right for such information. The patient has also the right
to know the name of the person responsible for the procedure
7. The right to be cared for by compassionate, sensitive,
and/or treatment.
knowledgeable people who will attempt to understand
one's needs.
4. The patient has the right to refuse treatment / life-giving
measures, to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of
the medical consequence of his action. 8. The right to expect continuing medical care, even
though the goals may change from 'cure' to 'comfort'
5. The patient has the right to every consideration of his privacy goals.
concerning his own medical care program. Case discussion,
consultation, examination and treatment are confidential and 9. The right to have all questions answered honestly and
should be conducted discreetly. Those not directly involved in fully.
his care must have the permission of the patient to be present.
10. The right to seek spirituality.
6. The patient has the right to expect that all communication and
records pertaining to his care should be treated as confidential. 11. The right to be free of physical pain.
7. The patient has the right that within its capacity, a hospital 12. The right to express feelings and emotions about pain
must make reasonable response to the request of patient for in one's own way.
services. The hospital must provide evaluation, service and or
referral as indicated by the urgency of care. When medically
13. The right of children to participate in death.
permissible a patient may be transferred to another facility only
after he has received complete information concerning the needs
and alternatives to such transfer. The institution to which the 14. The right to understand the process of death.
patient is to be transferred must first have accepted the patient
for transfer. 15. The right to die.
8. The patient has the right to obtain information as to any 16. The right to die in peace and dignity.
relationship of the hospital to other health care and to other
health care and educational institutions in so far as his care is 17. The right not to die alone.
concerned. The patient has the right to obtain as to the existence
of any professional relationship among individuals, by name 18. The right to expect that the sanctity of the body will be
who are treating him. respected after death.
9. The patient has the right to be advised if the hospital proposes
to engage on or perform human experimentation affecting his
care or treatment. The patient has the right to refuse or
participate in such research projects.
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2. Nursing Jurisprudence
Prepared by: Mark Fredderick R. Abejo R.N, M.A.N
RIGHTS OF PERSON DYING AT
HOME NURSES’ BILL OF RIGHTS
1. Nurses have the right to practice in a manner that fulfills their
1. I have the right to sufficient support from the National obligations to society and to those who receive nursing care.
Health Service and the community to enable me to die
at home, if I so wish, whether or not I have relatives to
2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow
care for me.
them to act in accordance with professional standards and
legally authorized scopes of practice.
2. I have the right not to die alone; although with the
right to be left alone, if desired.
3. Nurses have the right to a work environment that supports and
3. I have the right to expect the local priest to ask the facilitates ethical practice, in accordancee with the Code of
neighbourhood to support me and those caring for me' Ethics for Nurses and its interpretive statements.
4. I have the right to expect the local priest or other 4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate for
community leader to ask the neighbourhood to support themselves and their patients, without fear of retribution.
me and those caring for me.
5. Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work,
5. I have the right to have 'midwives for the dying' or consistent with their knowledge, experience, and professional
their equivalent to attend to my physical, emotional responsibilities.
and spiritual needs.
6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for
6. I have the right to the same expertise of pain relief as I themselves and their patients.
would obtain if occupying a hospital or hospice bed.
7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the conditions of their
7. I have the right not to be taken without my consent to employment, either as individuals or collectively, in all practice
hospital as my condition deteriorates, or, if a hospital settings.
operation is required to relieve pain, I have the right to
be brought home again afterwards.
8. Nurses have the right not to be abused in any form by
physicians, pharmacists, administrators or nursing directors.
8. I have the right to have any Living Will I have signed
Any abuse that occurs should be delt with in a professional and
respected and, if not fully conscious myself, to have
inpartial manner by the nurse's employer.
the wishes of my appointed proxy respected.
9. I have the right to reject heart stimulants, blood 9. Nurses have the right not to be exploited and abused by being
transfusions or other medical interventions to prolong floated to areas of practice that they are not familiar with.
my life.
10. Nurses have the right to refuse any assignment that they feel
10. I have the right, to the extent that I so wish, to be told is unsafe. Such as when a nurse is assigned a patient load he/she
the truth about my condition and about the purposes feels is unsafe. A nurse is assigned to work in an area of nursing
of, alternatives to, and consequences of, any proposed in which he/she is not familiar. A nurse knows that
treatments. equipment/supplies are inadequate or not available.
11. I have the right to fast as death approaches, if I so
desire, without being subjected to forced feeding in
any form.
12. I have the right to discuss my death and dying, my
funeral or any other related matters openly with those
caring for me.
13. I have the right to as conscious and dignified a death
as possible in the circumstances.
14. I have the right, if I so express the wish and if the
circumstances allow, for my body to remain
undisturbed at home after death for a period, and for
my funeral to be handled by my relatives and friends,
if they so desire, without intervention by funeral
directors.
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