title: Ethics and administrative decision making.
abstract: Ethical issues in administrative decision making pose a critical problem for nurse executives in a changing health care environment. A study of all the acute care hospitals in one state reveals an identified ethical component to nursing administrative practice. A description of the study findings includes a discussion of the resources nurse executives use to resolve ethical dilemmas and the implications for practice.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*