The ethical principle of autonomy states that patients are entitled to make decisions about their own medical care when able. The American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics recognizes a ...

Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

My mother’s name was called, and we left the waiting room to approach the hospital desk to complete paperwork for her outpatient procedure. The clerk immediately began to ask me questions. “What is ...

The ethical principle of autonomy refers to self-determination and encompasses veracity, disclosure/informed consent, confidentiality, and promise keeping. [4] Applying the principle of autonomy to ...

The Effect of Mental Illness on Autonomous Decision-Making Capacity. One key tenet of medical ethics is respect for patient autonomy. Respect for autonomy generally requires treating patients as ...

Terminally ill people have autonomy in our lives, we must also have a choice in how we die, writes Shafaq Sikandar The House ...