title: Blood administration in pediatric Jehovah's Witnesses.
abstract: When children of Jehovah's Witnesses are in need of a blood transfusion, the rights of the parents and the responsibility of the State may be in conflict. Understanding the basis for the Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs and the precedents of court intervention may assist the nurse to balance the needs of the child and family with the sometimes conflicting interventions of the health care providers.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quintero
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D033222:Judicial Role; D033242:Minors; D010371:Pediatric Nursing