Autonomy Overrides Professional Obligations! An Ethical AnalysisAutonomy is considered the prime principle in medical ethics. Health care providers (HCP's) are obligated to respectpatients' autonomy in almost every situation. Even if patients' take decisions that poses could threat their life. It is...
Respect for patients' autonomy is an ethical principle in health care highlighted in the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. The author presents a case example to illustrate its importance in dentistry. Using a clinical example of disrespect for patients' autonomy, the author...
Respect for patients' autonomy is an ethical principle in health care highlighted in the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. The aut... Kevin I. Reid DMD, MS - 《Journal of the American Dental Association》 被引量: 15发表: 2009年 Is Personal Autonomy the First Princi...
Ageism within the context of care has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Similarly, autonomy has developed into a prominent concept within health care law and ethics. This paper explores the way that ageism, understood as a set of negative attitudes about old age or older people, ...
(acting in the patient’s best interests), non-maleficence (doing no harm), and justice (treating people fairly). Veatch emphasizes that autonomy is a foundational principle from which other ethical values stem. Autonomous acts have three components: (1) intentionality, (2) understanding, and.....
This review critically evaluates the ethical principle of autonomy in the context of geriatric patient care. We show how the issues discussed and the theoretic perspectives adopted shift in this context. Special attention is paid to the issues of advance directives, mental health and competence, ...
Ethical Foundations RonScottPT, JD, EdD, LLM, inPromoting Legal and Ethical Awareness, 2009 Autonomy Autonomymeans self-governance. Respect for autonomy is based on respect for individual self-determination. In thehealth care deliverysystem, patients and research subjects have the right to control wh...
Confidentiality is both a fundamental principle of medical ethics and a legal obligation. In exceptional situations not covered by legal provisions, doctor... G Niveau,S Burkhardt,S Chiesa - 《Journal of Medical Ethics》 被引量: 4发表: 2013年 Sharing information in health care: the nature and...
Within this context the providers of health care, should also be knowledgeable of and they have to respect those rights. At the basis of the patients' rights are autonomy and informed consent. Patient autonomy is described as a fundamental ethical principle in health care. It is the right of...
Someone might argue at this point that, despite the role of the principle of political equality in this account, the pattern of justification used makes the defence of democracy external to the attitudes and perceptions of citizens. On this account democracy is primarily a means by which citizens...