Patients' Rights Update

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nHealth care providers, particularly long term care providers, mental health providers and hospices, have become increasingly aware of patients' rights concerns in recent years. Many states have passed bills of rights for their residents living in mental health, skilled nursed or other health care facilities. These bills of rights cover basic and not so basic concerns. From the right to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion to the right to privacy, patients and their representatives are speaking out to protect their interests. In this environment, managing patient expectations and providing quality care to patients remain critical for health care providers. When is a patient competent to refuse treatment? How is competency determined? What documents should a health care provider have copies of upon admission? Practically, how does a health care provider manage expectations, of both the patient and family or friends, when a patient refuses care or reaches the end of his or her life? This teleconference will address the current state of patients' rights and provide guidance into managing these situations. n nLorman Business Center, Inc. dba Lorman Education Services is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. n nThis program qualifies for 1.5 contact hours. To receive a certificate of successful completion, you are required to complete and return an evaluation form. Planning Panel Members are: Kerri Crank, BSN, John Busch, JD, Robert Kerbell, Jodi Hamm, Erica Rokus/Michelle Shepherd and Andrea Helland. n nThere are no conflicts of interest to report. There was no commercial support received for the planning of this program. No endorsement of products or off-label use will occur at this program. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to identify patient rights in a variety of care settings. n- You will be able to describe a patient's right to refuse certain treatments. n- You will be able to discuss the difference between living wills and health care powers of attorney. n- You will be able to identify privacy regulation changes.

Patients' Rights Update Agenda

1. Patients Bills of Rights
1. Nursing Facilities
2. Adult Care Facilities
3. Mental Health and Developmental Health Facilities
2. Competency
3. Treatment and the Right to Refuse Treatment
1. Nutrition and Hydration
2. AEDs
4. End of Life Issues
1. Living Wills
2. Health Care Powers of Attorney
3. Do Not Resuscitate Orders
5. Changes to Privacy Regulations

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