title: Compromise that preserves integrity.
authors.affiliation: Ethics Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurchak
mesh_terms: D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003657:Decision Making; D017041:Ethics Committees; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018447:Medical Futility; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations