title: A medical error leads to tragedy: how do we inform the patient?
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Wellmont Health Systems, Adventa Hospice, and Quillen College of Medicine, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears