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... non-judgmental care into its code of professional conduct by maintaining clause 7 of the UKCC Guidelines for Professional Practice (1996, pp25) who instructed "as a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor you are personally accountable for your practice. In the exercise of your professional accountability you must recognize and respect the uniqueness and dignity of each patient and respond to their need of care. Professionals are personally accountable for their actions and omissions, regardless of advice or directions from other professionals. The only way to ensure that a nurse puts the patient first is by giving patients their rights. British medical association (2002) addresses that Minors have rights under the Human Rights Act just like every one else but, as for everyone else, their rights will have to be interpreted in relation to the rights of other people. This is to say that young patients have often been given an ...