Authors
SH Kavari
Publication date
2006
Journal
Middle East journal of family medicine.mejfm.com [PDF]
Volume
4
Issue
6
Publisher
Ms lesly pocock
Description
Introduction: The patient's rights refer to all points and abilities or certain certificates that law has given to patient. Perhaps the most important challenge that happens between patients and related staff is due to lack of staff knowledge concerning patient's rights. The object of this study is to determine the degree of awareness of those who are in charge of taking care of patients on patient's rights in Fasa hospitals and medical centers. Instrument and
Procedures: In this project the instrument for data collection is a questionnaire consists of two parts according to the patients' rights charter. The participants in this study were including% 3/2 physician,% 47/6 nurse,% 3/2 radiology staff and% 25/4 auxiliary nurse,% 9/5 personnel,% 11/1 nursing student.
Findings: The findings show that the most degree of awareness related to patients' rights that is equal to% 91, was about being aware of the treatment method. All the staffs were totally aware of the subject. The least degree of awareness that is equal to% 53 was related to patient's rights in regard to the awareness of their date of discharge.
Conclusion: Making the hospital staffs and hospital managers familiar with patients' rights and having organization foe supervision on the quality of paying attention to patient's rights in different hospitals can be the best suggestion.
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