Abstract
The increasing social and technological complexity of health care is requiring health care providers to make many ethical decisions. This article presents a brief overview of selected ethical principles and theories, as well as several decision-making models. A 10-question model to assist the practitioner in assessing the moral aspects of an ethical dilemma is described and this model is applied to a clinical situation which involves the principles of confidentiality, autonomy, and prevention of harm.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 30-34 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nurse Practitioner |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)