title: Legal/ethical column.
authors.affiliation: Resurrection Healthcare, St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. sschild@reshealthcare.org
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikos-Schild
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D014481:United States; D028722:Virtues