Patient Rights
| Course Id | REG121 |
| Course Name | Patient Rights |
| Course Catagory | JCAHO Recommended and OSHA Required |
| Course Price | 13.95 |
| Course CEU | 1 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Define the concept of a Patient Bill of Rights and explain its historical development in the United States healthcare system.
- Explain why no single federally mandated Patient Bill of Rights exists for all U.S. citizens, and summarize key differences between major legislative proposals.
- List the 12 core patient rights recognized by most U.S. hospitals and describe their practical meaning in the context of respiratory care.
- Compare patient rights frameworks from the American Hospital Association, American Academy of Pain Management, CalPERS, and the state of Florida.
- Identify patient responsibilities as defined by the AHA and Florida law, and explain how these responsibilities apply to the RT-patient relationship.
- Apply patient rights principles to specific respiratory therapy scenarios involving informed consent, refusal of treatment, proxy decision-making, and confidentiality of records.
- Describe California-specific patient rights provisions and explain how the 'prudent layperson' standard protects patients in respiratory emergencies.