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- Patients may refuse treatment. A patient has the right to personal consideration and respect, however a patient cannot select who provides care for them on the grounds of prejudice. If the patient insists on refusing your care, where possible talk to the patient about their concerns and discuss the situation with your manager.
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A patient has the right to personal consideration and respect, however a patient cannot select who provides care for them on the grounds of prejudice. If the patient insists on refusing your care, where possible talk to the patient about their concerns and discuss the situation with your manager.
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Mar 25, 2014 · Seek specialist advice (for example, from a psychiatry team) if it is unclear whether the patient has capacity to refuse treatment and which legal framework should be used. Knowing when and how to treat patients who refuse treatment is challenging.
- Rosemary A Humphreys, Robert Lepper, Timothy R J Nicholson
- 2014
Jul 24, 2023 · A patient's right to the refusal of care is founded upon one of the basic ethical principles of medicine, autonomy. This principle states that every person has the right to make informed decisions about their healthcare and that healthcare professionals should not impose their own beliefs or decisions upon their patients. [1]
- Benjamin D. Pirotte, Scarlet Benson
- 2023/07/24
- 2021
Jun 2, 2014 · When and how to treat patients who refuse treatment. This Practice article by Rosemary A Humphreys and colleagues (BMJ 2014;348:g2043, doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2043) contains some errors in the following sections. A more detailed discussion of these issues can be viewed in the authors’ rapid response to the online article (http://www.bmj.com/content ...
When should I treat patients who refuse treatment? Before deciding to treat someone against his or her wishes, be aware that patients’ values (such as attitude to risk) can
This article discusses the principles of informed consent and informed refusal (IR) in the context of patient-centered care and evidence-based practice, the right of patients to refuse care when properly informed, and the implications of IR for nursing practice.
In this article, I will share 12 steps a nurse should follow when a patient refuses treatment. By following these steps, you can ensure that you protect your patient’s rights while protecting yourself and your right to practice as a nurse.
