Section: 2.6 - Legal Concepts in Client Care | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Discuss the concepts of client rights and client responsibilities.
    • Describe the nurse’s role in client rights.
    • Explain the relationship between law and nursing practice.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 59 minutes.

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      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Patient Rights And Ethics URL
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      Read the contents under the section "Patient Rights in Modern Medicine" to the section "Patient Declaration or Bill of Rights at Private Institutions." (14 minutes)

      StatPearls [Internet]

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      Consent URL
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      Read the entire page. (4 minutes)
      Legal Services Commission of South Australia

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      Types of Advance Directives URL
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      Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      American Cancer Society

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      Do I Have the Right to Refuse Treatment? URL
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      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      NHS UK

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      Patient’s Bill of Rights URL
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      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Ministry of Health, State of Israel

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      WMA Declaration of Lisbon on the Rights of the Patient URL
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      Read the entire article. (8 minutes)
      World Medical Association

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      Patient Rights and Responsibilities URL
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      Read the entire article. (2 minutes)
      Western Cape Government

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      Legal Rights and Responsibilities URL
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      Read the contents up to the section "Compliance With and Adherence to Other Laws." (13 minutes)
      RegisteredNurse.org

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      Slide Deck Presentation
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      Topic: Legal Concepts in Client Care URL
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      Quiz Unit

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      Quiz: Unit 2.6

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