When a patient refuses assistance.
The patient says, 'I don't trust hospitals and I don't want strangers in my home!'--how should clinicians respond?
Grace
Pamela J
PJ
Boston College, William F Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. gracepa@bc.edu
Hardt
Eric J
EJ
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*