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Service, not Servitude

Service, not Servitude
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Law on Nursing

Zakon o sestrinstvu

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II.  Djelatnost Medicinskih Sestara
Članak 3.
II.  Activities of Nurses
Article 3

Radi svojih etičkih, vjerskih ili moralnih nazora, odnosno uvjerenja medicinska sestra se ima pravo pozvati na priziv savjesti te odbiti provođenje zdravstvene/sestrinske njege ako se to ne kosi s pravilima struke te ako time ne uzrokuje trajne posljedice za zdravlje ili ne ugrozi život pacijenta. O svojoj odluci mora pravodobno izvijestiti pacijenta i odgovornu ili nadređenu osobu.

Because of their ethical, religious or moral beliefs or beliefs, nurses have the right to assert conscientious objection and refuse to conduct medical / nursing care if doing so does not conflict with the rules of the profession, and if it does not cause permanent damage to the patient's health or endanger the patient's life.Nurses must promptly inform the patient and parent or responsible person about such objections.