Autonomy In Nursing

legitimately finished (Menendez, 2013). Additionally, it also incorporates the specific treatment alternatives and medication, a client may require for their future and also their social and spiritual convictions (Olick, 2012). Initially, building a trust and a good rapport between healthcare professionals (nurse or a paramedic) and a patient is the crucial part to start conversation and any form of treatment on them. As per the law of consent and autonomy for medical treatment a client can be treated only if he or she giving consent for it after the client being informed everything about the treatment and plausible side effects (Olick, 2012). In case, the nurse or a paramedic is not able to get the consent from a client, both team members can be blamed for any damages happened (Vogel, 2010).
Also, nobody is present from their family to make decision on their behalf. This could give rise the ethical problem and dilemma for a nurse and/or for a paramedic because patient refused treatment. It would result in delay in patient care (Betts, 2013). Although to build effective relationship with a patient, trust is really important and this can only build by maintaining the patient autonomy (Betts, 2013). Autonomy of the patient is admired by ethical code of conduct and regulations as outlined by Australian Medical Association (AMA). It defines that for health care providers, the thought of the good health of patient should be kept at prime precedence (Townsend & Luck,