title: The ethics survey: an important step in promoting nursing ethics.
abstract: A needs analysis survey tool was developed to determine the nature and type of ethics-related activities needed by nurses in a large urban medical center. The survey revealed that nurses' self-assessed need was, first, for staff development and, second, for an ethics consultation service.
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D026822:Ethicists; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011996:Records; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires