The greatest human wealth is health .Declarations on human rights enumerate with one voice the right on health for every human being as one of their fundamental rights. According to human rights and international law the states should respect to the right and provide appropriate therapeutic and hygienic facilities which help to the patient to retrieve their health. Patient safety is not l...

Objective: increase of patient's rights observance is one of the important goals of therapeutic group activities which will have useful role in improving health of the patient. Meanwhile, many physicians play important role in providing better services. Most of the physicians imagine themselves in a position that they are authorized to determine destiny of their patients. In some cases, the...

Objective: increase of patient's rights observance is one of the important goals of therapeutic group activities which will have useful role in improving health of the patient. Meanwhile, many physicians play important role in providing better services. Most of the physicians imagine themselves in a position that they are authorized to determine destiny of their patients. In some cases, the...

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 ...

Introduction: Health is one of the inalienable rights of the individual and social. Therefore, one of the most important duties of a nurse is respect for the rights of patient that is effective in health’s preservation and promotion. Method: This research is a descriptive study, which evaluates the rights of patients in three phase of admission, during treatment and discharge. Samples ...

These days, because of cultural development and mental growth and also improvement in human culture more attention is given to the patient’s rights, so that governments in different societies attempt to support this damageable group more than before. Always in the realm of the Law science, also, some questions were posed regarding this subject and jurisprudents, according to their capa...

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: Patient rights include the duties that medical team has towards him and the total privileges, abilities or special permissions granted to patients by law. The aim of this study was to assess Qom University of Medical Sciences students’ awareness about patients’ rights. Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was performed in 2010. Subjects included 192 medical sciences stu...