El derecho a la autonomía de los pacientes en los cuidados intensivos neonatales de la Región de Murcia

Resumo

Health practices ca rried out in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) are characterised by the fact that they are frequently carried out in vital emergency situations with patients wh o cannot decide for themselves. These peculiarities lead health professionals not to identify the patient's right to autonomy on numerous occasions. At the same time, the regulation of this right by means of basic law 41/2002 and its consequent legislative development, provides a varied and heterogeneous terminology. From the perspective of care, the figures of the responsible doctor and the responsible nurse are analysed in legislation, making a critical and detailed reading of the regulation of both information and informed consent in NICUs in the Region of Murcia.