The concept of transparency has been viewed as an essential leadership attribute or
element in healthcare organizational structures and processes. While viewed as something …

Traditionally, physicians and parents made decisions about children's health care based on
western practices. More recently, with legal and ethical development of informed consent …

Learning Objectives Summarize the meaning of the term “therapeutic nondisclosure” in the
context of medical oncology practice. Classify the reasons for variations in disclosure …

This qualitative study describes ethical challenges faced by Iranian nurses in the process of
pain management in surgical units. To address this issue, semistructured interviews were …

The issue of whether patients should always be told the truth regarding their diagnosis and
prognosis has afforded much debate in healthcare literature. This article examines telling …

The moral importance of telling the truth is recognized in both moral theory and in the
practical reality of everyday living. In the context of health care, the duty of a health …

Purpose: The purposes of this study were a) to examine the level of awareness among
patients of their right to know and their right to self-determination, and b) to determine the …

While it has been both exciting and demanding to do this study, it has also been immensely
satisfying. It is often said that the road towards a PhD degree is lonely, and in my case this …

ThE complExiTy and urgency of a cancer diagnosis afford the care of patients with cancer a
'special moral quality'(pellegrino 2004)–healthcare professionals caring for any patients …

최근 들어 국민들의 생활수준과 의식수준의 향상 및정보의 다양화 등으로 인하여 병원을 찾는
환자들은 아픈 몸을 전적으로 의탁하던 과거의 입장과는 달리 의료서비스의 선택과 치료방법의 …