Facing Ethical Dilemmas

Susan A. Salladay, PhD, RN, is Professor of Nursing at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. She teaches classes in Nursing Ethics and Mental Health Nursing. Her doctorate is in philosophy, with a specialty in healthcare ethics. Susan has served as a hospital vice president for mission and ethics and also as director of a state-wide healthcare ethics center. She writes a monthly column on ethical problems for Nursing magazine.

Karen S. Bell, RN, RRT, is completing a BSN at Western Carolina University and works full-time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, North Carolina.