title: Ethical dilemmas and the nurse practitioner in the NICU.
abstract: With the emergence of advanced practice roles for nurses, including the role of the neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP), nurses are increasingly being placed in the position of making difficult decisions, especially in acute or emergency situations. NNPs, therefore, must have a working knowledge of the ethical decision-making process in order to make appropriate decisions at the bedside.
authors.affiliation: NICU Solutions, Inc., Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440, USA. experts@nicusolutions.com
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Juretschke
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders