canadian charter of rights and freedoms

number one

fundamental freedoms

fundamental freedoms

freedom of religion, thought, belief, opinion, expression, peaceful assembly

2

democratic

democratic

right to participate in democracy and have your voice heard in parlement

3

mobility

mobility

right to enter, stay in or leave canada. guarentees you can look for work and set up business anywhere in canada

4

legal rights

legal rights

broad set of legal rights that protect us i our dealing with the justice system, ensures everyone is treated fairly in legal proceedings

5

equality

equality

right not the be discriminated against by the government based on personal characteristics such as race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, disability or sexual orientation

6

language rights

language rights

english and french have equal status, rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of parliment and government of canada

7

minority language education

minority language eduation

provincial governments must provide education to its citizens in the minority official lanaguage through culturally and linguistically approproate education materials

how is equality rights related to nursing practice

• Ensuring equitable pain management for patients of different racial backgrounds, as research shows that indigenous women tend to be under medicated

• Promoting equity in care, addressing biases, and standing against discrimination toward marginalized communities, such as immigrants or LGBTQ+ patients. 

language rights relation to nursing

• providing interpreters or materials in patient’s perferred language to ensure informed consent

• interpreters

fundamental rights relation to nursing practice

• nurses can protect freedom of religion by accomodating for rpactices like prayer, fasting, or wearing religious garments during care

• balancing freedom of speech from patients and hate speech which is illegal in canada