Add to ORKGEssayNot infrequently in the busy practice of medicine we come across patients who, regardless of the severity of illness or need for acute care, demand to go home from the hospital against our advice. At these times the physician is conflicted by a desire to respect the patient's wishes while at the same time recognizing their obligation to do what is in the best interest of the patient medically. Fear of possible professional or legal retribution may also loom large if the family is not in agreement, or if there is some question as to the patient's decision-making capacity, in which case we may be held accountable for their safety
Many palliative care patients would prefer to receive care, and to die, at home. Despite this many d...
Background: Physicians who treat patients approaching the end of life often face moral, ethical, and...
Hospitals and healthcare systems are very complex businesses with a multiplicity of stakeholders and...
EssayMedical ethics is grounded by the notion that we must always respect the patient's right of sel...
EssayMaking decisions within the complexities of modern health care is not easy. This is especially ...
EssaySome of the most difficult situations faced by physicians have been when loving and caring fami...
EssayIn most cultures, when making treatment decisions for adults, children, and neonates with end s...
EssayFor elderly patients, especially those in long term facilities, the risk of death is obviously ...
EssayNothing is more important to the welfare of patients, providers, and health care systems than e...
EssayIn times of crisis there are opportunities to grow and learn. With the suffering and demise of ...
EssayPatients respond more favorably and are more trusting of physicians who provide full disclosure...
EssayThe Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association initiated the Ethical Force Progra...
EssayPresently there are 44 million uninsured in the United States, a disproportionate number of whi...
Case description: Withdrawal of treatment is a common practice in critical care settings, perticular...
The Patient Bill of Rights grants protection for patient autonomy, the right to accept or refuse tre...
Many palliative care patients would prefer to receive care, and to die, at home. Despite this many d...
Background: Physicians who treat patients approaching the end of life often face moral, ethical, and...
Hospitals and healthcare systems are very complex businesses with a multiplicity of stakeholders and...
EssayMedical ethics is grounded by the notion that we must always respect the patient's right of sel...
EssayMaking decisions within the complexities of modern health care is not easy. This is especially ...
EssaySome of the most difficult situations faced by physicians have been when loving and caring fami...
EssayIn most cultures, when making treatment decisions for adults, children, and neonates with end s...
EssayFor elderly patients, especially those in long term facilities, the risk of death is obviously ...
EssayNothing is more important to the welfare of patients, providers, and health care systems than e...
EssayIn times of crisis there are opportunities to grow and learn. With the suffering and demise of ...
EssayPatients respond more favorably and are more trusting of physicians who provide full disclosure...
EssayThe Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association initiated the Ethical Force Progra...
EssayPresently there are 44 million uninsured in the United States, a disproportionate number of whi...
Case description: Withdrawal of treatment is a common practice in critical care settings, perticular...
The Patient Bill of Rights grants protection for patient autonomy, the right to accept or refuse tre...
Many palliative care patients would prefer to receive care, and to die, at home. Despite this many d...
Background: Physicians who treat patients approaching the end of life often face moral, ethical, and...
Hospitals and healthcare systems are very complex businesses with a multiplicity of stakeholders and...