Patients' Rights and Responsibilities in Healthcare

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Some certain rights of patients are there which are protected by the state as well as
federal laws. The responsibility of the caregivers is to exercise these rights and if they fail to
do so, the caregivers are liable for non-compliance. In the same way, some responsibilities
are also enshrined on the patients. If the patients are failed to adhere to these properties then
they might be deprived of the best medical care. A reportable abuse is defined as the act that
means unreasonable use of force or sexual abuse on a resident of aged care home. The
patients should be aware of the laws and policies against such actions. Patient must know
about the reportable abuses and must inform the nurses or the others if experience any.
Approved providers are required to report any allegation to the police within 24 hours
(Heath-Kelly & Strausz, 2019).
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Every patient has the right to refuse treatment or medication that are in contrary to the
religious beliefs or can violate any kind of rights of the patient. According to the patients’
rights to informed consent and human dignity, it is their right to refuse any medical treatment
if they want (Azzopardi-Muscat et al., 2018). The hospitals or healthcare organizations must
accept the rights of the patient to refuse the treatment procedure and the healthcare providers
should not force them in receiving treatment. In case, if a caregiver is unable to secure the
rights of the patients, then it can violate the right of self-determination of the patients against
which they can take legal action as well. Therefore, it is the duty of the healthcare providers
to provide care considering the rights of the patients. However, it is the duty of the healthcare
professionals to inform the patient about the consequences of refusing the treatment proposal.
If patients are properly informed about the harmful facts of refusing the treatment then they
can change their view and opinion which may lead to an improved health outcome.