On paternalism, autonomy and best interests: Telling the (competent) aged-care resident what they want to know

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-173

  Tuckett, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Best interests; Disclosure; Paternalism; Resident

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33745288756     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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