%0 Journal Article %T Nurses and primary care service users: bioethics contribution to modify this professional relation %A Zoboli %A Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone %J Acta Paulista de Enfermagem %D 2007 %I Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo %R 10.1590/S0103-21002007000300012 %X objective: to identify ethical issues experienced by nurses during their clinical practice in primary care settings and to explore ways to improve the nurse-patient ethical relationship. methods: this qualitative descriptive study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 17 registered nurses from a family health program in s£¿o paulo city, brazil. data were analyzed through content analysis. results: ethical issues in primary care settings are not serious and do not demand immediate attention. ethical issues in these settings can be easily resolved through good nurse-patient relationship. conclusion: the main ethical principles of autonomy, justice, and beneficence may contribute to better citizenship and health promotion. %K bioethics %K ethics %K nursing %K family health program %K primary health care %K nurse-patient relations %K public health. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-21002007000300012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en