Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 24 EBP 3469 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Misconception: Following the Evidence Settles the Ethics
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The idea
A well-supported practice can still conflict with a patient's autonomy or with the fair distribution of a limited resource.
In practice
An intervention the evidence supports and this patient declines.
Where people slip
Unit 05 established that the patient decides. The evidence tells you what works; it does not tell you what may be done to someone.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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