Rights of the Critically Ill Patient: Position Statement of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses

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Yeager, Susan, Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth, Brooks, Laura, Delaney, Lori, Livesay, Sarah, Lopez, Violeta, Northam, Holly, Mitchell, Kay and Vollman, Kathleen. 2019. "Rights of the Critically Ill Patient: Position Statement of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses." Connect: The World of Critical Care Nursing. 13 (2), pp. 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1891/1748-6254.13.2.58
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Rights of the Critically Ill Patient: Position Statement of the
World Federation of Critical Care Nurses

ERA Journal ID212156
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsYeager, Susan, Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth, Brooks, Laura, Delaney, Lori, Livesay, Sarah, Lopez, Violeta, Northam, Holly, Mitchell, Kay and Vollman, Kathleen
Journal TitleConnect: The World of Critical Care Nursing
Journal Citation13 (2), pp. 58-70
Number of Pages13
Year2019
PublisherAustralian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN)
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN1748-6254
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1891/1748-6254.13.2.58
Web Address (URL)https://wfccn-ijcc.com/index.php/connect/article/view/930
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Critical care nursing involves the specialised nursing care of critically ill patients who are vulnerable and may be unable to voice their needs or have their human rights recognized or addressed. The World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN) accepts and supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the need for critically ill patients to be cared for with humanity, and to advocate for the rights of their families and communities. In the above context, WFCCN determined the need to create a document that was focused more specifically on the rights of critically ill patients. To this end, in August 2007, the WFCCN released its first Position Statement on the Rights of the Critically Ill Patient - The Declaration of Manila (WFCCN, 2007). The fundamental aim of this Declaration was to inform and assist critical care nursing associations, health services, educational facilities, and other interested parties to realize the rights of critically ill patients. Due to changes in critical care worldwide, as well as increased global migration, the WFCCN Board of Directors commissioned a review of the 2007 Declaration. As a result of this review, revisions were undertaken. This document repres

Keywordscritically ill patient; rights; World Federation of Critical Care Nurses; human rights; position statement
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420501. Acute care
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University of Alberta, Canada
Deakin University
Queensland University of Technology
Australian National University
Rush University, United States
Hubei University of Medicine, China
National University of Singapore
University of Canberra
University Hospital Southampton, United Kingdom
Advancing Nursing, United States
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