title: When a patient refuses assistance.
abstract: The patient says, 'I don't trust hospitals and I don't want strangers in my home!'--how should clinicians respond?
authors.affiliation: Boston College, William F Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. gracepa@bc.edu
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hardt
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*