title: Shared decision-making: nurses must respect autonomy over paternalism.
abstract: Shared decision-making lies at the heart of the Government's reforms of the NHS in England. The slogan, 'No decision about me without me', underpins shared decision-making that sees patients as active participants in their treatment decisions. In this article, Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah argue that for 'no decision about me, without me' to be a reality, district nurses must guard against paternalistic decision-making that excludes the views and wishes of their patients.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom