TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - An appraisal of ethical issues in end-of-life care
JO  - Nigerian journal of medicine
A1  - Ilemona, E.R.
SP  - 358
EP  - 364
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - Caring for patients at the end-of-life period could involve a number of situations and incidents that pose moral dilemma for both the health workers and the patients' family members or loved ones. Some of these issues include shared decision-making, the right to refuse medical treatment, medical futility, and euthanasia versus assisted suicide, information disclosure (truth-telling), substitute decision-making, and confidentiality. They may seem improbable or remote, until one is confronted with them real-time. Providing good care for dying patients requires that physicians and other members of the health care team be knowledgeable of ethical issues pertinent to end-of-life care.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1115-2613
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -