title: Nurse-midwife and scientist: stuck in the middle?
abstract: The nurse-midwife and scientist share similar ethos (fundamental attitudes that guide action); yet, in their respective professional roles, ethos can translate into actions that appear discordant. Discord can lead to resolution, when examined through the primary principles of ethical conduct: autonomy, beneficence, nonmalfeasance, and justice.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral Program, Maternal-Child Department MC 802, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago.. Electronic address: aleecabell@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aleeca F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D011361:Professional Competence; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D035502:Trust; D035501:Uncertainty