title: Informed consent: an ethical dilemma.
abstract: Health care today involves complex decisions. How these decisions are made and by whom are the concerns of consumers, healthcare providers, ethicists, third-party payers, and the legal community. The authors explore the question of whether hospitalized clients participate in informed decision making and they use a case study to demonstrate application of Curtin's model for ethical decision making.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Cisar
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D026686:Beneficence; D032882:Comprehension; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D008960:Models, Psychological; D026684:Personal Autonomy