| Patient Rights |
| Do the nurses have the right to know the illness of their patient? |
of course. How can a nurse help a patient unless he/she knows what is wrong
and if it is contagious nurses have the right to protest themselves
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| What kind of questions should i ask abt medical negligence on patient's right? |
If you're worried about medical negligence it may be difficult for you to know "what' to ask. You really would need an attorney, cause they know what to ask, and they know what to l... |
| Mental Institution, do the patients have rights? |
depends on the facility. i work in a psych hospital and the patients have more rights than staff!!!! they can use the phone as soon as they get there, but they are not allowed to keep their cell p... |
| Who provides the patients viewing rights of their own medical records at southland hospital? |
What a strange way to ask how you can read your own medical records. Call the facility, ask for Medical Records, tell them what you'd like to do and ask how you do it. ... |
| What are the terms of doctor/patient confidentiality?? |
Don't worry, the Dr can't talk to anybody about this without your permission. There are very few situation where a Dr can break confidentiality. Basically only if they think you are plann... |
| What precautions a health professional should take to ensure that the right patient receives the right drug? |
First off, when they are looking at the order, if it's not comprehensible, should confirm it with the doctor.
Then, if an injectable, write the name of the patient on the syringe. Double chec... |
| Should a mentally disabled patient鈥檚 family &doctors have the right to make decisions on their behalf if th? |
Hello, The question here is relevant to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which can be found here:- ... |
| Is taking a gift from a patient right or wrong for nurses? |
As someone who is in the healthcare field, I don't feel it is particularly ethical to accept gifts from patients. However, there are things to consider when refusing--how it will affect the p... |
| Chemical exposure and testing and patients rights to know the results. Where can I find resources? |
Look under HIPPA laws for patients rights they are all listed ther I can tell you you have the right to obtain your medical record when ever you want that is the law you just have to sign a release... |
| Right thing to do if the patient has cardiopulmonary arrest and refuses resuscitation????? |
If a person has given advanced directions not to resusitate, then out of respect for this person & this person's directives, the answer is do not resusitate. This is easy to say, but I ca... |
| What are the nurses responsibility if a patient chooses the right to refuse care? paperwork? |
One time, it got so bad that the patient did not even want to sign his AMA paper. Against Medical Advice. He was so difficult that he just walk out. He was alert and oriented, and fully understood ... |
| After signing an authorization,the patient has the right to revoke it? |
You certainly do have the right to revoke an authorization at anytime. If they give you any grief over it, you should report them to the agency listed on your HIPPA privacy form. That is why everyt... |
| Does a cancer patient have the right to refuse treatment without fearing forced treatment? |
Yes.
In fact its vest to refuse treatment from the mainstream meducal profession, and seek an alternative treatment. There are many cures available.
Read this report.
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| Should a mental patient have the right to refuse medication? |
Any patient has the right to refuse medication. You can live with the flu and not have the cure. You can have cancer and not get treated. You can have a broken arm and never get it set. You can hav... |
| Should she tell her he is HIV positive & break patient confidentiality/ hope he did the right the right thing? |
If she does breatk the patient confidentiality, she will lose her job. I think that it is best if someone else who knows. How did you find out? If she told you, she can lose her job. If you happene... |
| Does a patient have the right to look thru their files at a doctor's office? |
If YOU are indeed the patient, they have no right to not let you look at them and/or request a copy of your whole medical file. You may have to pay a small fee for each page being copied but you ar... |
| My patients bill of rights have been violated. who can I speak to and what is the first step? |
This is illegal. There are laws called HIPPA. First, contact the State Medical Licensing Dept. and they will definitely check into this. Then, contact a lawyer.
Good luck to you. ... |
| Suggest 3 ways in which understanding diversity can help promote the rights of patients/service users? |
Diversity ois a core component of clincial governance within the NHS therfore if you search out this on the Dept of Health website yopuw ill finds the answers.
Namely;
1. Individualisation of the... |
| Sir i want to know what are the rights of patients and attandent.how to complaint if doctor is guilty /towhom |
you are being too polite. you need to gather your anger and go to the doctor and scream "WHAT DID YOU DO?" ... |
| Do you think a terminally ill patient should have a right to euthanasia if they asked for it? |
As a Nurse who has studied paliative care and looked after people in their end stages of life, I do whole heartly agree with it if there IS NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
But as a Nurse, in paliative ca... |
| A heart patient has suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding due to ibuprofen. What is the right treatment? |
ibuprofen is quite a good pain relief medication, but bleeding from the stomach is a known side effect.
your father should be put on other pain relief medication, and even that taken carefully o... |
| If a patient was diagnoses with right posterior communicating artery aneurysm; anterior communicating artery? |
Oh man, I knew it would come to this, medical students or doctors using Y/A! to practice medicine. What next, Supreme Court Justices asking about the Commerce Clause? ... |
| After given right homoeopathy madicen patient cure it s symptomremove whey other madicinalsymptom not appear? |
Seems you are talking about symptomatic improvement after taking homeopathy medications when actually disease wont be either under control or cured.Most of homeopathy medications contain a compound... |
| Do doctors have the right to destroy patient history records without the patient's consent? |
she's right,i called my dr's office and they can keep the records up for 10 yrs,then after that they can discard without asking the for the patients permission ... |
| Legal rights of indigent patients when seeking emergency care? |
If it is not life threatening, they can refuse to treat your friend. I would suggest that he go to the free clinic nearest him in the morning. Should he require IV antibiotics, the staff Dr. at the... |
| I have a patient ,25 years male,have ewing sarcoma in his right mid tibia? |
Let's get this straight. You are a healthcare provider who can diagnose Ewing Sarcoma, but you don't know how to manage it. And you ask on Yahoo Answers. Right. ... |
| Does anyone know of any groups giving advice to medical patients on their rights in the u.k? |
Our local hospital trust has PALS, the Patient Advice Liason Service.
I believe most hospitals have one of these or something similar. They are voluntary and wonderful.
They helped us so much... |
| If I change dentists, do I as a patient have a right to request all my records including xrays? |
Yes, you can ask for your records...They will probably only give you a copy though, not the actual chart.
I work in a dental office and as far as I know, they are all different. We request other p... |
| Outline an effective diagnostic/management plan for a patient with a right hypochondrial mass? |
I don't know if you have spelled it right. Do you mean a mass in the right Hypochondrium? If so without more details, symptoms etc, I would suggest blood work, ultra sound, possibly xrays, (MR... |
| What will you expect if a patient suffered thalamic stroke on the right? |
They should get better if and when any tumors are removed which is blocking the flow of their blood. ... |
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