title: Withdrawal of treatment: ethical issues.
abstract: Issues involving withholding or withdrawing treatment from patients are the most difficult and anxiety-producing situations nurses face. This article clarifies ethical issues, defines relevant terms and provides some insight on the nurse's role and how to intervene in an ethically justifiable manner.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dalinis
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Henkelman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills; D008297:Male; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013727:Terminal Care