title: The twins: a case study in ethical deliberation.
abstract: A case study of an ethical dilemma concerning twin nine-year-old sisters in a persistent vegetative state is presented. This is illustrated by the use of a systematic ethical framework to examine the case and the resolution, which was ultimately obtained with nurse-parent interrelations, using the human becoming nursing theory.
authors.affiliation: wyonaf@comcast.com
authors.forename: Wyona
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Freysteinson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000451:nursing*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States