title: Ethics in action. An 80-year-old diabetic patient who is blind and has only one leg is scheduled to have it amputated in the morning.
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authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000523:psychology*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010344:Patient Advocacy