title: Critique of "The use of animals in nursing research".
abstract: The authors present a critique of an article by Cunningham and Mitchell that advocates the use of animals in nursing research. Moral, political, social, and scientific arguments are presented to develop a case in opposition to the use of animals for experimentation. In conclusion, the authors assert that nurse scientists can make a choice at this critical juncture to take another path leading to the maturity of nursing as a research-based profession.
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009014:Morals; D009729:Nursing; D051381:Rats; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological