HEALTH RELATED LAWSNURSING 105

THE NURSES’ BILL OF RIGHTS

Prepared By:Kristine Arlene Mae P. Buluran RN

OBJECTIVES

For everyone to have knowledge about nurse’s rights when it comes to giving care for their clients.

To have knowledge about nurse’s bill of rights.

For the nurse to advocate freely for themselves and their patients.

To have knowledge about the responsibility of nurses.

REFUSING AN ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE OF QUALIFICATIONS

  No nurse can be forced to perform a task she is not qualified to perform.

A nurse who performs a task for which she is unqualified faces potentially devastating consequences, both

professionally and financially.

REFUSING AN ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE OF CONSCIENCE

A nurse does not have to accept an assignment that conflicts with her

personal and ethical standards

Issues such as Abortion, DNR orders, and the withdrawal of nutrition may pit

a nurse’s conscience against the demands of her job.

Philippine Nurses’ Bill of Rights

1. Nurses have the right to practice in a manner that fulfills their

obligations to society and to those who receive nursing care.

 

3. Nurses have the right to a work environment that supports and facilitates ethical practice, in

accordance with the code of ethics for nurses and its interpretive

statements.

4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate for themselves

and their patients, without fear of retribution.

2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow them to act in accordance with professional standards and legally authorized

scopes of practice

 5.Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work,

consistent with their knowledge, experience, and professional

responsibilities.

 

6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for

themselves and their patient. 

7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the conditions of their employment, either as individuals or collectively,

in all practice settings

Adopted by the ANA Board of Directors:

June 26, 2001

8. Nurses have the right not to be abused in any form by physicians,

pharmacists, administrators or nursing directors..

9. Nurses have the right not to be exploited and abused by being

floated to areas of practice that they are not familiar with

10. Nurses have the right to refuse any assignments that they feel is

unsafe

7 Rights of NursesAdopted by ANA Board of Directors: June

26, 2001 1. Nurses have the rights to practice in

a manner that fulfills their obligations to society and to those who receive

nursing care.

2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow them to act in accordance with professional standards

and legally authorized scopes of practice.

3. Nurses have the right to work in an environment that supports and facilitates ethical practice , in

accordance with the CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES.

4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate themselves and their patients, without fear of retribution.

5. Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work, consistent with their knowledge, experience and

professional responsibilities.

6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for themselves

and for their patients.

7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the conditions of their employment.

OTHER RIGHTS OF NURSES

The right to be trusted by public. 

The right to practice nursing according to professional standard.

  The right to participate and to promote growth

and in the profession. 

The right to intervene when necessary to protect clients.

The right to be respected for one’s own knowledge and abilities

The right to be believed when speaking of his/her expertise.

The right to be trusted by colleagues.

The right to give and receive guidance correction from colleagues.

The right to be compensated fairly for services.

SUMMARY

The nurses’ bill of rights is not a legal document.

Not a contract.

It’s a mechanism for understanding concerns of nurses..

Its more of a guide or a tool to help.

A vehicle for dialogue among nursing staffs and managers.

Necessary for safe and sound workplace

Thank you……