Decision Making in Acute Care: A practical framework supporting the ‘best interests’ Principle

The best interests principle is commonly utilized in acute care settings to assist with decision making about life-saving and life-sustaining treatment. This ethical principle demands that the decision maker refers to some conception of quality of life that is relevant to the individual patient. The...

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Main Author: Bailey, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2006
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 284-291
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B Principles
B Suffering
B Autonomy
B Quality of life
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