Abstract
Withdrawing treatment from a patient is a difficult decision. Samantha Prigmore uses an ethical framework to explore how complex clinical dilemmas can be addressed. She also provides a brief introduction to ethics and ethical principles.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aged, 80 and over
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Decision Making / ethics*
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Ethical Theory
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Female
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Humans
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Medical Futility
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Nurse's Role / psychology
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Patient Advocacy / ethics
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Patient Advocacy / psychology
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Patient Selection
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Principle-Based Ethics
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Prognosis
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / psychology
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
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Respiration, Artificial* / ethics
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Respiration, Artificial* / psychology
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Terminal Care* / ethics
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Terminal Care* / methods
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Terminal Care* / psychology
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Treatment Failure
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Withholding Treatment* / ethics