Power of Attorney
a document that authorizes one person to act on behalf of another...
Transparency
Transparency is a commitment to publicizing an organization's actions and decisions as well as the reasoning behind them....
Moral Distress
Moral distress is experienced when an individual believes they know the right way to act but feels that they are being prevented from acting in accordance with their convictions due to internal or external factors....
Organizational Values
Organizational values indicate what an organization hopes to achieve through its activities. ...
Informed consent
It is the primary means through which the principle of respect for autonomy is translated into practice. Informed consent procedures acknowledge that the patient has the right to make care decisions....
Health information
The rights of patients to access and control their health information (along with other personal information) has been recognized In legislation that protects privacy.
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Paternalism
Paternalism is contrasted with respect for autonomy and is the process of deciding for one individual based on someone else’s assessment of that individual’s best interests. ...
Presenteeism
Presenteeism is a new term that describes the phenomenon of employees being physically present at work but not able to perform to their usual standard because of illness, distress, or other distractors......
Goals of care
Goals of care conversations are often viewed as being clinically oriented, but they serve an important ethical function as well in terms of establishing what is important in the care of a particular patient, such that action can be evaluated against that standard....