Open AccessPatient autonomy
Author(s) -
Muneerah Lbugami,
Usamah El Alem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2309-1622
DOI - 10.14419/ijm.v9i1.31526
Subject(s) - autonomy , health care , nursing , medicine , psychology , political science , law
Patient autonomy is one of the most important ethical values in the health care practice. Patients’ autonomy means the right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to influence the decision. Patients’ autonomy allows health care providers to educate the patients but do not allow them to make the decision for the patients.