Patients Rights In The United States

People of United States have multiple hard-earned rights and these privileges are not limited by the right of speech, assemble, or bear weapon, but also expand to a separate bill of rights once the person is at the most vulnerable state, feeling sick at the time of admission to the hospital. The three organizations, the American Hospital organization, American Nurses Association, and Mental Health participated in development of documents that protect rights of patients (Silvestri, 2014, p. 56). Among the basic patient’s rights there are a right to be treated with dignity and respect, right to receive a treatment in an emergency situation regardless of ability to pay of the treatment seeking person, right to accept or refuse treatment, right to know possible outcomes of treatment, right to privacy and …show more content…
The habitual routine and environment are altered, they dress in the hospital gown instead of comfortable and cozy home clothes; they share the living space with a complete stranger, often to satisfy their very basic human needs the patient has to push call light button and patiently wait until somebody comes to help. At this circumstances is very important to make people feel that they are respected, and their individual identity is preserved. Some ways to make the patients feel appreciated is by asking how they like to be called and call the person by the name he/ she likes to be addressed. Avoid the use of words as “sweetie”, “honey”, or “dear”. Do not talk to the elderly people as to a toddler, it’s wrong to assume that with age their cognitive abilities automatically have to diminish. Encourage the patients to do as much things as they can on their own to preserve their self-esteem and help them function at the maximum level of independence. Involve in the development of health care plan to make them feel as active participants and decision