When surrogate decision-making is not straightforward. Guidelines for nurse administrators.
When ethical or pragmatic questions arise concerning surrogate decision-making, nurse administrators often are consulted, so they must be knowledgeable about current legislation as well as the surrogate decision-maker's role and ethical obligations. Case exemplars are presented in this article to facilitate the reader's awareness on how value conflicts and communication failures can complicate surrogate decision-making. Recommendations for clinical practice and research are presented.
Bosek
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Department of Adult Health Nursing, Program in Ethics, Department of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University, Chicago, Ill., USA.
Savage
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Shaw
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Renella
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D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*