title: Exploring ethical implications for acting faithfully in professional relationships.
abstract: The obligation to act faithfully poses ethical issues as nurses live nursing from day to day. In this column, the ethics of acting faithfully is explored in relation to four scenarios drawn from different realms of professional nursing. The scenarios illustrate ethical issues that may arise when attempting to uphold personal integrity and fulfill one's duty to act faithfully. The theoretical context of this discussion is the human becoming school of thought.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: F Beryl
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Pilkington
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002605:Character; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D028681:Moral Obligations; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D009742:Nursing Theory; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D035502:Trust