Background and Aim: Patients who consult hospital due to physical or mental damages have legal rights. Observation of patients' rights will result in patient satisfaction, which will help to improve hospital services. The aim of this study was to determine awareness and observation of patient's right in hospitals affiliated with medical universities in Tehran. Materials and Methods: This was a ...

Introduction: The patient who is referred to a medical center for the physical or mental injuries has legal and official rights. With due attention to the increasing knowledge of patients about their rights and also their needs and expectations from medical centers, it is necessary that all members involved in of caring of patient, including hospital managers, be aware of patient rights. This s...

Backgrounds: Rights of patients with mental disorders are violated in many different ways, and since these patients comprise the most vulnerable section of the society, defending their rights is imperative. Knowledge of psychiatrists and all those involved with these patients of relevant laws plays an influential role in advancing treatment, legal, and humane objectives. Aims: This study aimed ...

The criminal justice system only punished criminals, nor those who have not committed a crime. But the nature of the criminal proceedings is such that other persons can also be affected, including the families of the accused. The same applies has led legislators to consider specific rights for these persons in the criminal process and in particular the preliminary investigation until to be prot...

In the present study, effort has been made to represent a definition of Bioethics and to explain the relationship between Bioethics and Human Rights. Some believe that Bioethics is completely in accordance with Human Rights and there is basically no substantive difference between these concepts. On the other hand, some criticize the Human Rights and they believe that it follows the government p...

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...

Medical laboratory services and its clients are somehow different from services of the other sectors in the health system. Patient’s Rights Charter, published by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, was comprehensive, but addressing specific aspects of the related areas in medical laboratories could promote the commitment and dedication in laboratory professional services hence, develo...