Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases of Las Vegas

Child's Bill of Rights

  • To Be Called By My Name

  • To Receive A Smile and Loving Care

  • To Be Given Careful Evaluation and Courteous and Prompt Treatment

  • To Know the Names of My Doctors, Nurse's and Physician Assistance's Medical Assistants, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Any Others Who Help in Care for Me

  • To Have a Schedule for My Procedures That Doesn't Keep Me Hungry or Thirsty Any Longer Than Necessary

  • To Make Choices Whenever Possible When They Do Not Interfere With the Quality of My Care

  • tO BE WITHOUT RESTRAINT WHENEVER POSSIBLE

  • TO CRY AND MAKE NOISE OR OBJECT TO ANYTHING THAT HURTS ME

  • TO HAVE MY PARENTS WITH ME WHENEVER POSSIBLE WHEN THEY DO NOT INTERFERE WITH THE QUALITY OF MY CARE

  • TO HAVE AN INTERPRETER FOR MY FAMILY AND ME WHENEVER POSSIBLE. mY FAMILY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP PROVIDE THIS.

  • TO BE TOLD WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME AND TO HAVE MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED HONESTLY IN WORDS i CAN UNDERSTAND

  • TO HAVE CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT MY ILLNESS

  • NOT TO HAVE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ME OVER MY BED, IN THE EXAM ROOM, OUTSIDE THE DOOR, OR IN THE HALLS UNLESS i KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING

  • TO LEAVE THE CLINIC AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT COMPROMISING MY HEALTH TO MAKE MY LIFE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE