Respect And Dignity In Health Care Essay

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Respect and Dignity Basic Right of a mental ill Patient
Gulshan Umbreen
PBSN02133037
Advance Concept in Mental Health Nursing (NUR-226)
Ms. Irum Majeed
March 28, 2015

Definition
Respect is defined as “to be treated with regard, concern, to protect an individual’s privacy; to be sensitive to cultural differences; to allow an individual to make choices” Furthermore, dignity is defined as “To be treated with honor, integrity, and courtesy; to be addressed in a manner that is not supercilious or patronizing; to be treated as an equal; to be treated the way any person would like to be treated” (Ray, 2012). In other words, if a person gets respect, person feels dignified. Moreover, respecting person it means we are …show more content…

Moreover, worker verbally abused the patient although it was her duty to take care of patient.
Studies revealed that health worker frequently hold negative attitudes and behavior towards mental ill patients (Kapungwe et al., 2011) .
Psychiatric patients are at risk of disrespect and losing self-respect in hospitals. “behavior of health worker and the hospital environment impact patients’ self-esteem, dignity and threats to patients’ human needs can lead to loss of dignity (Kapungwe et al., 2011).
Words also play a key role in the mental health settings, may affects patient dignity to a great extent. “Using respectful language and gestures promotes dignity (Baillie, 2011)
According to Islamic bioethics, “Patient must be treated with respect and compassion and that the physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of the illness experience be taken into account” (Atighetchi, 2014).
Alike, in above scenario due to health worker behavior patient’s right to respect disrupted which may threaten patient’s dignity. It is our responsibility to give respect to all individuals equally to maintain …show more content…

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