Chapter

Whose Morals are They Anyway?

January 1989

In book: Everyday Nursing Ethics

Authors:

University of Edinburgh

Today patients are more aware of their rights and health care professionals have had to take notice. Some argue that they have not taken enough notice, failing to create a consumer-driven health service. One result of all this may be that patients feel able to demand more of professionals and even to demand that which professionals are unable or unwilling to provide.

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