Peer 1
When patients visit health care facilities, it is usually the role of the medical staff to provide care for them. However, their role is not limited to providing medical attention to the patient it goes all the way to ensure that their client’s rights are not violated. They can do this in several ways, such as by providing patients with information about their rights, advocating on their behalf, and ensuring they have access to quality care.
The patients can be informed of their rights by providing information about them. It can be done through informational pamphlets or by verbally informing them of their rights. They can also ensure that patients are able to exercise their rights by providing them with resources and support. Additionally, health care professionals can advocate on behalf of patients to help ensure that their rights are respected and protected. Another important way is by providing them with access to quality care. The care includes access to necessary medical treatments and services and information about their health. The role can be achieved by improving the quality of care within the health care system. Also, they can ensure that the role is reached by respecting patients’ wishes (ANA, 2016). The decisions that the patients have control over are about their treatment, as well as decisions about how their personal information is used and shared.
The health care providers should also act in patients’ best interests. Acting in their patient’s best interest means making decisions that are not in the interests of the healthcare professionals or the healthcare organization. Health care professionals should also take steps to ensure that patients’ info is kept secure (Patrick, 2022). The information should be confidential, and if it is to be disclosed to a third party, the patient should be informed so that they can agree or disagree with the request. In case they differ, the information should never be shared with someone else. An additional way is by communicating with patients’ families about their patient’s rights. Patients’ families should be made aware of their patient’s right to privacy.
Another way of protecting patients’ rights is by ensuring that health care facilities and staff comply with all laws and regulations regarding patient rights. Health care facilities should have policies and procedures to ensure that patients’ rights are respected and their privacy is protected. Also, when conducting their research, they should ensure they adhere to the set rules, which will ensure none of the patients’ rights are violated. Finally, it can be done by providing the patients with an environment they feel safe in that will support them in the healing process. In conclusion, it is crucial for health care professionals to ensure they achieve the role. It can be done by ensuring that patients are treated with respect, dignity, and autonomy and that their privacy is respected. Health care professionals can also ensure that patients receive information about their condition and treatment to understand their care process.
Peer 2
The American Hospital Association’s Patient Bill of Rights outlines the fundamental rights, and protections patients should have when in the hospital. The bill was created in response to patients’ concerns about their rights, but it also provides information about what hospitals do to help protect those rights. It sets out the guidelines for hospitals to follow to ensure their patients are treated with dignity and respect (Tehranineshat et al., 2020). The interaction between a healthcare practitioner and a patient is necessary to guarantee the upkeep and protection of patient rights. There are a few different measures that health professionals may take to guarantee that their patients’ rights are respected and safeguarded. Healthcare providers may assist in ensuring that patients’ rights are always respected and safeguarded by cultivating an open and respectful relationship with patients.
The following are some particular ways in which healthcare workers may defend and safeguard patients’ rights: respecting patients’ rights to privacy and secrecy, assuring that the patient has access to their medical records, letting the patient make decisions about their care, treating the patient with dignity and respect (Tehranineshat et al., 2020), listening to the patient’s concerns and addressing them promptly, and treating the patient with respect and dignity are all important aspects of providing quality patient care (Tegegne et al., 2022). If a medical practitioner is aware that a patient’s rights are being disregarded in any way, then they have a responsibility to take action to rectify the problem. This may need a conversation with the staff member who is infringing on the patient’s rights, or it may necessitate filing a complaint with the relevant authorities.
Developing and adhering to rules and procedures under the patient’s rights is another approach to achieving this goal. It is essential to make it mandatory for all staff members to undergo training on the significance of respecting and defending the patient’s legal rights. Additionally, medical practitioners can establish an atmosphere that considers the patient’s rights and supports them. The patient’s needs should always come first in all aspects of decision-making (Olejarczyk & Young, 2019), and medical practitioners must provide patients with all the information they require to make educated choices about their health care (Olejarczyk & Young, 2019).
The professionals working in the healthcare industry should also be aware of the available resources to assist patients in asserting their rights and protecting their interests (Olejarczyk & Young, 2019). Patients, for instance, have the legal capacity to lodge a complaint if they feel their rights have been infringed upon. In addition, there are Patient Advocates available who guide patients through the healthcare system maze and assist them in establishing their legal rights. It is ultimately the responsibility of those who work in the medical field to cultivate an atmosphere in which patients are at ease advocating for themselves and claiming their legal entitlements.
