title: Can nurses refuse to care for a patient?
authors.affiliation: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000451:nursing*; D016079:Refusal to Treat