title: [Ethical problems from the nurses' viewpoint].
abstract: In a first part, the distinct perspectives of physician and nurse are outlined. In a second part, the ethical dilemmas emerging from daily practise are revealed. Questions regarding effects and meanings of health and suffering are raised. Does possibility mean obligation, i.e. for transplantation of organs? What are the criteria for this advanced medicine? Since ethical decisions do always involve at least two individuals and since they are not abstract ideas, they touch us over and over again: closely.
authors.affiliation: Pflegedienst, Kantonsspital Luzern.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estermann
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D013672:Technology; D013675:Technology, High-Cost
vernacular_title: Ethische Probleme aus der Sicht der Pflegenden.