pcn 610 (PCN610)

According to American Counseling Association. (2014), 'Patient autonomy has extended beyond providing sufficient, understandable information before obtaining consent for treatment to the practice of telling patients the truth about their diagnoses and prognoses.In the United States, patient autonomy is a strongly held ethical principle. Respecting the autonomy of the individual does not imply a one-size-fits-all approach to truth telling. It does not require “truth dumping,” but rather, it ...