An ethics conflict and culture: should this kidney be used?

The practice of nursing in transplant medicine is often fraught with ethical complexity. It is especially so when children are involved as potential living donors. This is no less true when the donor "child" is of consenting age, and when the intended recipient is the parent. This case is presented by a clinical ethics consultant to whom a nurse turned with her discomfort over the situation faced as a renal transplant coordinator. The part played by ethnicity and traditional Korean culture is highlighted.