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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2006
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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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