Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample

Summary Objective: patient rights are defined as the rules of conduct between the people who benefit from health services and the health institutions and personnel who provide them. As the protection and provision of these rights are closely related to the nursing trade, these professionals must ha...

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Main Authors: Selen Ozakar Akca, Yeliz Yelen Akpinar, Turgay Habbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-10-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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spelling doaj-5a02701b0cc84ee7b8e843a5d264bb8d2020-11-24T23:09:11ZengAssociação Médica BrasileiraRevista da Associação Médica Brasileira1806-92822015-10-0161545245710.1590/1806-9282.61.05.452S0104-42302015000500452Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sampleSelen Ozakar AkcaYeliz Yelen AkpinarTurgay HabbaniSummary Objective: patient rights are defined as the rules of conduct between the people who benefit from health services and the health institutions and personnel who provide them. As the protection and provision of these rights are closely related to the nursing trade, these professionals must have thorough knowledge about this issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acquaintance and attitudes of working nurses in Corum/Turkey regarding patient rights and to create the basis for a planned educational program. Methods: sample selection was not performed in this study, but all nurses (n=939) who were working in the course of this study constituted the sample. Survey forms were used as data collection tools. Results: the study revealed that 92.3% had received education about patient rights, 2.2% had never heard anything about this term and 86.6% became aware of it through sources from outside of school. It was established that the attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights differ for every patient and that this rate ranges from 35.8 to 98.1%. Conclusion: there is a requirement for more studies on the subject of patient rights, as they play an important role in the development of health services. In that regard, patient rights centers should be established and carried out according to the foreseen model set by national and international health systems. Studies aiming to teach health personnel, patients and their relatives about patient rights must be carried out.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000500452&lng=en&tlng=endireitos do pacienteenfermeirassatisfação do paciente
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Turgay Habbani
Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
direitos do paciente
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satisfação do paciente
author_facet Selen Ozakar Akca
Yeliz Yelen Akpinar
Turgay Habbani
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title Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
title_short Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
title_full Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
title_fullStr Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a Corum/Turkey sample
title_sort knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights: a corum/turkey sample
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description Summary Objective: patient rights are defined as the rules of conduct between the people who benefit from health services and the health institutions and personnel who provide them. As the protection and provision of these rights are closely related to the nursing trade, these professionals must have thorough knowledge about this issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acquaintance and attitudes of working nurses in Corum/Turkey regarding patient rights and to create the basis for a planned educational program. Methods: sample selection was not performed in this study, but all nurses (n=939) who were working in the course of this study constituted the sample. Survey forms were used as data collection tools. Results: the study revealed that 92.3% had received education about patient rights, 2.2% had never heard anything about this term and 86.6% became aware of it through sources from outside of school. It was established that the attitudes of nurses regarding patient rights differ for every patient and that this rate ranges from 35.8 to 98.1%. Conclusion: there is a requirement for more studies on the subject of patient rights, as they play an important role in the development of health services. In that regard, patient rights centers should be established and carried out according to the foreseen model set by national and international health systems. Studies aiming to teach health personnel, patients and their relatives about patient rights must be carried out.
topic direitos do paciente
enfermeiras
satisfação do paciente
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