Patient rights.
You have the right:
- To be treated with respect and dignity.
- To receive information about your care, in ways that you can understand.
- To receive emotional support from the staff.
- To participate in decisions regarding your care and treatment.
- To receive privacy for treatment and to expect that information regarding your case will be kept private.
- To have a family member stay with you during your visit.
- To be cared for by doctors, nurses and others who know how to care for children and teenagers.
- To know the names of the people caring for you.
- To be taught, in ways that you can understand, how to take care of yourself at home.
- To receive language assistance services, if required, to communicate to office staff.
- To a sign language interpreter if one is required for you to effectively communicate with the staff.
- To receive information about pain and pain relief measures.
- To have health professionals who respond quickly to your reports of pain.
Patient responsibilities.
You have the responsibility:
- To tell the nurses and doctors how you are feeling.
- To tell the nurses and doctors when you do not understand something that they are doing or saying.
- To follow your plan of care as you agreed to do.
- To respect the rights and privacy of other patients and their families.
- To treat the staff with respect and dignity.
- To ask your doctor or nurse what to expect regarding your pain and pain management.
- To help your doctor and nurse assess your pain and discuss pain relief options.
- To tell your doctor or nurse about any worries you have about taking medication.