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8788770

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
The process for solving ethical, legal, and moral dilemmas in the field of medicine is complex and time consuming. Frequently, the constraint of time forces the healthcare professional to make decisions quickly. When working with the cancer population, one faces, additionally, the dilemma of medical futility. Guidelines from the bioethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmalificence, and justice help to address this dilemma. The use of care-based ethics allows healthcare professionals to establish trust, thus enabling patients and their families to be open to change and make realistic decisions. This article contrasts care-based ethical theory with justice-based ethical theory, using a case presentation to illustrate the importance of care-based ethics in making a moral decision to forgo medically futile treatment.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1065-4704
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Bioethical principles and care-based ethics in medical futility.
pubmed:affiliation
St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports