Patient Safety

[NettieSnook]

If you were forced to choose between patient safety and patient rights, which one would you choose?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Safety.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

Safety. It is a nursing standard, an industry standard and a major expectation of the patient, family and court system

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

Safety.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

False dichotomy - Safety (freedom from harm) is the most important right of any patient.

[wbrighton]

No context... everyone says pt safety, which is true... but you will never be able to violate a patient's right to keep them safe, ever. You can't make them choke down pills they don't want to take, even if they are necessary medications, and you can't make a patient go to dialysis if they don't want to. Just two examples. It makes me mad when I see nurses lying to residents about what their medications are when they are being passed just to save 30 seconds of time. It is a clear violation of patient's rights unless the family and physician and facility have all agreed and made it part of patient's chart as orders. I have dementia patients that I have to explain each and every medication to on every pass, and it is worth the time to me.

[jalves]

safety comes first