Ethical decision-making of military nurses during war and humanitarian crises

Alan Brockie, Mervyn Conroy, Roger Newham, Academic Department of Military Nursing, Clinical Innovation, ICT Centre, Birmingham Research Park, School of Medicine Harrington Building Room , University of Lancashire Preston, Institute of Clinical Sciences College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Department of Nursing and MidwiferySchool of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health, Medical School Building, University of Birmingham

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on May 27, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundThe unfamiliar situations and complex environments encountered in evolving combat and humanitarian operations, combined with advances in practice, means that deployed military nurses are increasingly likely to become more involved in, or lead, ...