title: [Nurses' perception of their work vis-a-vis patients' rights].
abstract: This exploratory-descriptive survey was carried out with a sample consisting of 73 nurses from two hospitals in order to know the perception they have of their work via-a-vis patients' rights and develop an instrument capable of measuring such perception. Four constructs referring to the nurses' performance via-a-vis patients' rights were identified and validated, based on questions the nurses answered: preservation of individuality; respect for the patient's autonomy; personal identification; and information for decision-taking. Preservation of individuality was the construct with the best performance. Respect for the patient's autonomy and personal identification appear in an intermediate level, whereas the construct information for decision-taking was the least used. In general, preservation of individuality and respect for the patient's autonomy are the constructs that influenced the most nurses' perception on patients' rights.
authors.affiliation: Hospital São Lucas da Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. pacalves@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Patrícia Chaves
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Valéria Lerch
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: Guilherme Lerch
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: Wilson Danilo
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Lunardi Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D028701:Patient Rights; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires