Intent of Bill of Rights - answer-to promote the interests and well-being of the patients of
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health care facilities
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PCA duties - answer-patient cares, more frequent vital signs, more frequent ambulation, a
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lot of PCA to nurse communications
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Information About Rights - answer-patient shall be told that there are legal rights for their
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protection during their stay at the facility or throughout their course of treatment and
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maintenance in the community
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Courteous Treatment - answer-patients have the right to be treated with courtesy and
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respect for their individual by employees of or persons providing service in a health care
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facility
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Appropriate Health Care - answer-patients have the right to appropriate medical and
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personal care based on individual needs
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Physicians Identity - answer-patients shall have or be given in writing, the name, business
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address, telephone number and specialty, of any, of the physician responsible for
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coordination of their care.
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Relationship with Other Health Services - answer-patients who receive services from an
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outside provider are entitled, upon request, to be told the identity of the provider
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, Information about Treatment - answer-patient shall be given by their physicians complete
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and current info concerning their diagnosis, treatment, alternatives, risks ad prognosis as
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required by the physician's legal duty to disclose
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Participation in Planning Treatment - answer-patients shall have the right to participate in
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planning of their health care,
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Continuity of Care - answer-patients shall have the right to be cared for with reasonable
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regularity and continuity of staff assignment as far as facility policy allows
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Right to Refuse Care - answer-competent patients shall have the right to refuse treatment
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based on the info required in Right #6
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Experimental Research - answer-written informed consent must be obtained prior to
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patient's participation in experimental research
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Freedom from Maltreatment - answer-patients shall be free from maltreatment as defined
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in the Vulnerable Adults Protection Act
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Treatment Privacy - answer-patients shall have the right to respectfulness and privacy as
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it relates to their medical and personal care program
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Confidentiality of Records - answer-patients shall be assured confidential treatment of
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their personal and medical records and may approve or refuse their release to any
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individual outside the facility
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Responsive Service - answer-patients shall have the right to a prompt and reasonable
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response to their questions and requests
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