Elander G, Hermerén G
Scand J Caring Sci. 1991;5(3):149-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1991.tb00100.x.
The aim of this study is to enquire into the kind of ethical dilemmas reported by nurses in the high dependency health care sector. Nurses from different intensive care units at one British hospital were interviewed. The interviews, which were tape recorded, show that nurses often found themselves in conflict between the patient's interests and those of other people, such as physicians, relatives, other patients, colleagues, etc. Competing loyalties and role conflicts contributed to complicate the nurses' ethical problems.
本研究旨在探究重症监护医疗领域护士所报告的伦理困境类型。对英国一家医院不同重症监护病房的护士进行了访谈。这些访谈进行了录音，结果显示护士们常常发现自己处于患者利益与其他人（如医生、亲属、其他患者、同事等）利益的冲突之中。相互冲突的忠诚义务和角色冲突使得护士的伦理问题更加复杂。
