title: Balancing personal risk with professional responsibility: the case of AIDS.
abstract: Generally, nurses have an ethical and legal obligation to provide treatment to persons with AIDS. When it is unclear whether nurses are morally required to provide treatment, they should engage in moral analysis, discuss their concerns with their colleagues and administrators, work within their institution's framework to resolve their concerns, seek legal counsel, or as a last resort consider working in another practice setting.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rushton
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Hogue
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing*; D000293:Adolescent; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States