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AACN Clin Issues Crit Care Nurs. 1990 May;1(1):206-14. doi: 10.4037/15597768-1990-1021.

Involving parents in decisions to forego life-sustaining treatment for critically ill infants and children.

AACN clinical issues in critical care nursing

C H Rushton, J J Glover

PMID: 2357440 DOI: 10.4037/15597768-1990-1021

Abstract

A moral framework based on principles of beneficence and respect for persons requires shared decision-making. In the best interest of critically ill children, parents should be the primary decisionmakers in collaboration with health care professionals. When parents are unable to function in their proper role as surrogate, health care professionals must seek an alternative surrogate decisionmaker. A balanced partnership between parents and professionals can be supported by attention to the environmental stessors, enhanced communication, networks of support and institutional mechanisms for conflict resolution.

Keywords: Death and Euthanasia

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