title: Ethical dilemma: a patient refuses a life-saving cesarean.
authors.affiliation: Labor and delivery unit, Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011247:Pregnancy; D016312:Treatment Refusal