Question 32 · LEK · Patient rights
The doctor's duties towards respecting patients' rights include, among others:
- A. to ensure that a copy of the Charter of Patients' Rights is provided to the patient.
- B. to ensure that members of the patient's family are informed about the medical activities planned and already performed.
- C. to inform the patient about his or her rights.
- D. to ensure that the patient has access to the Patient Ombudsman.
- E. to ensure that he or she, as well as other medical personnel, respect the patient's privacy and personal dignity when dealing with the patient.
Hint
Look for the duty that concerns the doctor's own conduct and the team at the bedside, not the institution's administrative tasks.
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