Consider the three major views of bioethics (Paternalism, Radical Individualism & the Reciprocal View), do you believe the “doctor knows best”? Who or what should make decisions for individuals regarding their best care? What would this look like in practice? Have you or your family members had experiences with the doctor- patient relationship in regards to privacy, quality and disclosure?
Paternalism is known to be "Doctor knows best" where the doctor takes atmost care like a parent, also termed as Parental/priesty model, that upholds doctor's discretion in the course of treatment. Physicians with their skill set determine patient's health conditions and his level of disease and also determine tests or medications to be followed to restore the patient's health.
In paternalistic view, patients have right to know the truth about their condition even in the adverse stage of him.
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