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“Identifying non-physician doctorates by the title ‘doctor’ may lead to misconceptions from the public that such individuals, when working in a health care setting, are able to offer medical treatment and advice.”
Jun 30, 2014 · Today, doctors in the United States are ethically required to report an incompetent colleague. Iatrogenic injury—injury caused unintentionally by medical treatment—breaks the oldest and most famous rule of medical ethics: primum non nocere , or above all, do no harm.
- Paul B. Klaas, Keith H. Berge, Kelsey M. Klaas, James P. Klaas, Annalise Noelle Larson
- 2014
The more useful distinction in health care decision-making terminology now is between. Clinical incapacity. Legal incapacity. People who have clinical and legal capacity with respect to health care have the right to make health care decisions, including refusal of medically necessary care, even if death may result from refusal.
- Thaddeus Mason Pope
Jan 29, 2024 · The differences in the training that doctors, NPs, and PAs get before entering practice has a lot to do with how they approach patient care — and those differences can have a big impact on what...
Mar 31, 2023 · The formal accusation of malpractice, whether or not any occurred, marks the beginning of a long cycle of shame and psychological distress for the clinician who has dedicated their life to...
Jul 18, 2023 · A recent article titled “Should nurses with doctorates be called doctor? Lawsuit targets Calif. rule,” reported on litigation filed by Jacqueline Palmer against the California attorney general for the right to call herself “doctor.”
One of the most difficult situations facing physicians involves decision making by substitute decision makers for patients who have never been competent. This paper begins with a brief examination of the ethics of substitute decision making for ...
