- Digital Imaging in Medicine
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Nursing education and management
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Ethics in medical practice
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Emory University
2019-2024
A common language, standardized expectations, and leadership educator support will strengthen nursing.
Abstract Informed consent is ethically incomplete and should be redefined as empowered consent. This essay challenges theoretical assumptions of the value informed in light substantial evidence its failure clinical practice questions continued emphasis on autonomy primary ethical justification for health care. Human dignity—rather than autonomy—is advanced from a nursing ethics perspective preferred practices The adequacy an ethic obligation (namely, principlism) dominant lens recognising...
Abstract Background Best practice for informed consent in aesthetic plastic surgery is a process of shared decision-making, yet evidence strongly suggests this not commonly reflected nor it supported by traditional documents (ICD). Falsely held beliefs clinicians about decision-making may contribute to its lack adoption. Objective The authors sought understand the baseline attitudes, beliefs, and practices among board-certified surgeons with primarily aesthetics practice. Methods A...
Abstract Background What constitutes adequate information for decision-making and informed consent is a practical question appropriately answered with deference to expertise. Objectives The aims of this study were: (1) establish consensus on procedure-specific core set essential by relevant medical experts primary breast augmentation surgery; (2) define from the clinical perspective data source imminence elements evidence-based risk communication. Methods followed modified Delphi expert...
This nursing informed policy brief: (1) presents a issue concerning to patient safety and consent of false, deceptive, misleading marketing nonsurgical medical aesthetic devices, (2) overviews focused background, context, the current regulatory scheme relevant devices in United States, (3) offers balanced critique viable alternatives for addressing issue, (4) advances recommendation solution increased formal education health care professionals on recognizing responding through adaptation an...
Assistant Professor-clinical track, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA The author reports no conflicts interest. A draft version this letter to the editor was used by as an assignment exemplar in course teaching and published only learning management system university—There are public links, but can be produced if needed.
We examine the gap between current and desired state of Doctor Nursing Practice (DNP) education from perspective postdoctoral teaching fellows.In assessment DNP Essentials framework, command scholarly scientific writing, ability to demonstrate critical thought, significant variation in clinical experience among graduates are top concerns.These inconsistencies problematic professional public value this terminal degree nursing.