Waiver of informed consent, cultural sensitivity, and the problem of unjust families and traditions.
To be autonomous, a person must also have authentic moral values. She must act on her own values, not on values that were improperly pressed upon her. To respect a patient's autonomy, then, a caregiver must do more than carry out her requests. The caregiver must honor the patient's authentic requests. But how to do that?
D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights
Professional Patient Relationship