title: How organizational learning is associated with patient rights: a qualitative content analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nowadays, patient rights, particularly receiving favorable health care based on modern knowledge, informed consent, and privacy, are important issues in health care delivery systems. Organizational learning is considered an important factor influencing health care quality and patient rights. However, there is little evidence regarding this issue.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study was conducted to explore the role of organizational learning in patient rights from clinical nurses' viewpoint.
  
  
  METHODS
  This qualitative study was conducted through conventional content analysis. In total, 18 nurses who met the inclusion criteria participated in this study through purposive sampling with maximum variation. Data were gathered through 20 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, which continued until data saturation was achieved. Data collection also included constant and simultaneous comparative analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data analysis led to four major themes: conservation of patient safety, providing favorable care, being the patient's advocate, and informing the patients. All the participants believed that organizational learning could play a vital role in respecting patient rights and interests.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants believed that their efforts to conduct organizational learning, tried to improve respecting the patient rights via conservation of patient safety, trying to improve quality of care, being an advocate, and informing the patient. It would be appreciable if nursing managers honored the commitment of the nurses for learning, highlight their role as defenders of patient rights, and encourage them to initiate organizational learning.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Center, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heidari
authors.affiliation: Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nahid Dehghan
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Nayeri
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran; Ravary4776@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravari
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Sakineh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabzevari
keywords: organizational learning; patient rights; patient satisfaction