title: Ethical helps and challenges faced by nurse leaders in the healthcare industry.
abstract: Professional healthcare providers are held responsible for technologic and financial decisions and also for the moral ramifications of their decisions. The authors report the findings of a survey of nurse leaders conducted to determine the key factors that provide help and present challenges as they seek to respond ethically to the dilemmas encountered in the course of their work. Implications for the healthcare industry and the nursing profession are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. robert.cooper@drake.edu
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Garry L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Carol Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gouty
authors.forename: Mary Mincer
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States