title: e-Ethics: new dilemmas emerge alongside new technologies.
abstract: As new informational technologies emerge and ever more innovative applications of existing technologies are found, new circumstances will also evolve. The ethical issues involved in these situations will challenge forward-looking nurse leaders to become aware of the matters in question and to employ critical thinking to ensure that information technology serves all stakeholders well.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO 64117, USA. rsimpson@cerner.com
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000941:ethics; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000941:ethics; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States