For nurses, in particular, end-of-life decision mak¬ing is a moral as well as legal issue. The moral question of what is “right” or “best” for the patient, what ought to be done, and who is the best person suited to do the “right” or “best” thing evokes strong personal senti¬ments when discussing end-of-life care. These questions have the potential to provoke conflict among those in¬volved in patient care—physicians, nurses, social work¬ers, and others—and the questions for each are clouded by the individual’s personal and professional ethics.