Patient Rights

noun a person's privacy is the state of being free from unwanted or unauthorized intrusion or disturbance

verb to respect means to show consideration and admiration for someone's feelings, rights, or wishes

• It is important to always respect someone's privacy, especially in professional settings.
• Dude, you gotta respect someone's privacy, don't go snooping around their stuff.
• Hey man, back off and respect someone's privacy, it's not cool to invade their space like that.
• Just like how you wouldn't want someone going through your diary, you should always respect someone's privacy.

noun a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often used in reference to end-of-life care

• It is important to have an advance directive in place to outline your medical wishes in case you are unable to communicate them.
• Make sure you fill out an advance directive so that your family knows what to do if something happens to you.
• Hey, have you thought about writing down your advance directive just in case?
• Creating an advance directive is like giving your future self a roadmap for medical decisions.

noun a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor

• It is important for individuals to discuss and document their advance directives to ensure their healthcare wishes are followed.
• Hey, have you thought about filling out advance directives to let your family know your medical preferences?
• Yo, make sure you have your advance directives squared away so the doctors know what you want.
• Planning for the future is like writing advance directives for life's unexpected twists and turns.