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Abstract
Patient rights have recently become the center of national attention in health care practice. The aim of the study was to assess nurses and patients perceptions about patient’s rights before and after implementation of training sessions for nurses in Port Said Hospitals. Pre &post test design was used in this study in two different health care sectors (general & private).The subjects of this study consisted of two groups: Nurses group:-All nurses at selected hospitals inpatient units was included in the study with a total numbers (97).Patients group are 135 from two selected hospitals. Data were collected using questionnaire sheet containing three parts. first parts personal characteristics of nurses, second part structured questionnaire sheet for nurses about personal and job characteristics, finally questionnaire sheet for nurses and patients to assess patient’s rights. The study results revealed that highly improvement (↑37. 5) in nurse’s knowledge about patient’s rights after implementation of sessions. Meanwhile, highly improvement was in patients perceptions about their rights after implementation of sessions, and a highly improvement in nurses perceptions regarding patients rights were detected after implementation of training sessions. Also there were statistically significant association between patient perceptions and their age, and there was not statistically significant differences were detected as regard nurses perception about patient rights and any of their personal and job characteristics. Based on these study findings. It was recommended On –job training and continuous education to enhance nurses knowledge about patients rights. Provision of posters & booklets about bill of patient rights within the hospitals available to see by nurses and patients.