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Abstract
Patient’s rights are a comprehensive statement that help patients to understand their rights and responsibilities in abroad area of medical and nursing practice.Aim: to investigate perception of the patients versus health care providers regarding patients’ bill of rights.Subject and methods: the sample included 172 patients who admitted to the main departments such as medical, surgical, orthopedic, obstetric and urologic department, and 178 health care providers whose work in the same previous departments. Data were collected by using the questionnaire sheet to investigate patients’ and health care providers’ perception toward patient’s rights.Results: (1) the highest mean score of agreement about patient’s rights between health care providers (nurses and physicians) and patients was related to patient’s rights to considerate a respectful care of the patients while the lowest mean score was related to refuse prescribed treatment. (2) there are statistical significant differences between total agreement of both health care providers and patients about patient’s rights.Recommendations: (1) the concept of patient’s rights must be included in the undergraduate studies as well as postgraduate courses in nursing and medical faculities, (2) each health care organization must conduct continuing education programs for health care providers on the importance of patients’ bill of rights.