title: The hospital ethics committee and the nurse.
abstract: This article discusses all aspects of the hospital ethics committee. The nurse's use of the committee and participation on the committee are delineated. Neonatal examples are given.
authors.affiliation: Ethics Committee, Kaiser Research and Redesign, Pope Valley, California.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catlin
mesh_terms: D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000941:ethics*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009726:Nurses; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States