Autonomy and choice in palliative care: time for a new model?

This paper will examine understandings of autonomy and choice in relation to palliative and end-of-life care and identify implications for nursing practice.Autonomy in relation to patient-centred care and advocacy has been identified as a key component of palliative and end-of-life care provision internationally. Understandings of autonomy have emerged in an individualised framework, which may be inadequate in supporting palliative and...