Patient’s Rights

Learning Outcomes: Distinguish the major healthcare professions patient rights. Evaluate patient rights against the Code of Medical Ethics, Nursing Code of Ethics, and ACHE Code of Ethics. Develop an outline comparing patient responsibilities, patient rights and various healthcare codes of ethics Summarize the similarities between patient rights and patient consent. Action Items: Complete your required reading: Chapters 12, 13, 14 (which will be provided) Pozgar, G. D. (2016). Legal and ethical issues for health professionals (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284036794 (print), 9781284089530 (e-text) In a 3-4 page paper, address the following: *Distinguish the top five most important Patient Rights in your opinion. *Explain the purpose for each patient right. *In your top five list, compose an explanations of why you believe they are more critical than other patient rights listed in our text. *Evaluate your top list of patient rights against the Code of Medical Ethics, Nursing Code of Ethics, and ACHE Code of Ethics. *Create a table associating your top five patient rights with elements from each of the professional code of ethics named above. *Develop a brief outline of how the patient responsibilities align or do not align with the information in your table. *Summarize how your top five patient rights align with various patient consent requirements.