RT Article
T1 Patient Autonomy and Medical Paternity: can nurses help doctors to listen to patients?
JF Nursing ethics
VO 8
IS 6
SP 510
OP 521
A1 Breier-Mackie, Sarah
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2001
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1779440448
AB Nurses are increasingly faced with situations in practice regarding the prolongation of life and withdrawal of treatment. They play a central role in the care of dying people, yet they may find themselves disempowered by medical paternalism or ill-equipped in the decision-making process in end-of-life situations. This article is concerned with the ethical relationships between patient autonomy and medical paternalism in end-of-life care for an advanced cancer patient. The nurse’s role as the patient’s advocate is explored, as are the differences between nursing and medicine when confronted with the notion of patient autonomy. The impetus for this discussion stems from a clinical encounter described in the following scenario.
K1 Paternity
K1 Medical Futility
K1 end-of-life care
K1 Autonomy
DO 10.1177/096973300100800605