title: Know well to do good.
abstract: Health care should be entrusted to professionals who have received well-rounded training in the humanitarian as well as the technical aspects of such care. Training of this sort is essential for effective resolution of ethical conflicts that arise in professional practice. Starting from that premise, this article examines a number of ethical problems commonly encountered by nurses in the course of their daily work.
authors.affiliation: Pontificia Universidad Católica, School of Nursing, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angélica Piwonka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bustos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaete
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urrutia
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses