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  • Title: The Patient Self-Determination Act: the ethical dimensions.
    Author: Pinch WJ, Parsons ME.
    Journal: Nurse Pract Forum; 1992 Mar; 3(1):16-22. PubMed ID: 1450780.
    Abstract:
    Advanced, sophisticated technology, rising health care costs, and consumerism all combined to drive the development of the Patient Self-Determination Act. Ethical implications include, but are not limited, to the principles of autonomy and beneficence. Paternalism is also discussed as a compromise to autonomy. Caring is used to focus on the contextual perspective of both patients and nurses for ethical decision making. Implications for future ethical practice conclude the discussion.
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