title: Ethics and the decision making process.
abstract: Decision making in a clinical setting is influenced by each individual's ethical and moral principles. This paper considers a case study of a man with Parkinson's disease. The morals and principles held by the participants within the decision making process are defined, described and schematically represented according to their role in the process. The author concludes that this case study has changed her attitude to clinical decision making processes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heeg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016312:Treatment Refusal