title: Surveyors scrutinize patient rights compliance.
abstract: EDs have several areas where they can fail to comply with patient rights standards. Include pain assessment on the delayed nurse report, and reassess for pain. A patient rights statement must be given to all patients, whether they are admitted. Have admission criteria. They may be included in your scope of service document. Ensure your staff members know who obtains consent for emergency procedures such as catheterization. Blanket policies can address cases that don't have consent. Give patients information on advance directives, and find out if the patient is a no code.
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D028701:Patient Rights; D014481:United States