A patient is having a difficult time deciding whether or not to accept an experimental treatment for a health problem. The health care team is planning to discuss this patient's issue at the next committee meeting
The committee structure that would support this patient's dilemma is the: 1. Autonomy model.
2. Patient benefit model.
3. Social justice model.
4. Accountability model.
Autonomy model.
Rationale: The autonomy model supports ethical decision making for the competent patient. The patient benefit model facilitates decision making for the incompetent patient. The social justice model considers broad social issues that may arise within an organization. The accountability model is not an identified ethics committee structure.
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