Our goal is to give you the best possible care. You need to be able to
talk with your nurses and doctors and ask questions if you don't understand.
You and your parents are to be informed of these rights and in writing
You are all given the same care no matter what color you are,
believe in God or not, are young or old, have money or not, or have
special health problems or not
You have the right to not have others tell your stories and you
should not tell theirs
You will get care in a clean, safe and secure place
You will receive care as soon as you are admitted to the hospital.
If you have pain, it will be evaluated and treated
You are allowed timeouts and to be informed if more restraining care
is needed. The least restrictive care will be given, unless you are
harming yourself or other children
You can refuse care and medicine, but then you and your parents will
be instructed on how this may affect your care. then you and your
parents are responsible for care not received
You will not be given any more medicine than is needed to treat your
problem
You and/or your parents can refuse to have any experimental
treatments done
You and/or your parents can request that a judge decide if your
hospitalization is needed
You and/or your parents have a right to participate in decision
making about your care
You have the right to report staff who do not allow you to have
these rights
You are able to receive and open your own mail
You are able to receive and open your own mail
You are able to decide if you want to be videotaped or not while in
the hospital
You are able to follow your religious beliefs
You an look at select parts of your chart with your parents and/or
your doctor and nurses
You can be paid for any work you do at the hospital except for
cleaning your room
You can wear clothes from home and have them washed if you need it
You have a place to keep your belongings
Rights that may be altered based on your level of safety or your
treatment needs as decided by your doctor:
You can use the phone
You can have visitors every day. You can have your family, clergy
and lawyer visit. You can have your friends visit along with your
parents
You can bathe and go to the bathroom on your own as long as you are
safe to do this on your own
