Background and aims: One of the duties of nurses is to observe the patients’ rights, which are the expectations that patients have from medical services. The aim of this study was to review previous studies about the level of awareness and observation the patient rights from the perspective of patients and nurses. Methods: In a review study the inclusion criteria of the articles were the relat...

Introduction: Patients;apos rights have been center of attention in recent decades because of patients;apos vulnerability and worldwide sensitivity to human rights. Materials and Method: The current study is a qualitative, phenomenological research which has been carried out in Emam Khomeini Hospital during 2004-2005. The aim of this research was to identify the meaning of patient;aposs rights ...

Background & Objective: With the aim to clarify the rights of the patients on the basis of medical ethic norms, Patient Bill of Rights in five categories was developed in Iran for the first time, during 2002. The main objective of this study was to determine the views of patients, physicians and nurses about this aspect of medical ethics and its necessary to comply in Rasht public hospitals. Ma...

Nursing is an ethical profession and nurses are responsible for patient care. In providing healthcare services, patient right is an important issue to consider. However, not only the awareness the patient right is important but also moral sensitivity to ethical decision-making is crucial. This study aimed to determine the relationship between moral sensibility and attitude towards patients' rig...

One of the main issues in hospitals is evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness. For this purpose, several indicators are presented, which are known as functional indicators. If the performance of hospitals depends on the patient's demographic characteristics, overlooking effect of hospital indicators, as an effective factor at a higher level on the patient rights, may lead to inaccurate conc...

 Many patients do not interfere in medical practice. The reason for this behaviour naturalization is the wrong mentality that people are just sick of doctors. Knowing the right choice rather than as an omniscient doctor should follow. Too many patients are unaware of their right to decide. Look at this research stage diagnosis decision on recognition arrangements including t...

A review of the history of the Patient’s Bill of Rights reveals the universal significance of this subject in health systems management. There is a long history of attempts to raise respect for patient’s rights and setting the legal frameworks associated with those rights in the health care of many countries. The present study aimed to evaluate observance of the Patient’s Bill of Rights accordi...