This study was conducted to determine whether the ethical views of clinical nurses are deontological or utilitarian in nature. Two hundred and eight clinical nurses in university hospital located in the Dae-gu area participated in this study. Data were analyzed by a variety of statistical tests, including a t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffe`s test. The results indicate that Korean clinical nurses tend to hold deontological views on ethical issues such as the right to life of fetuses and neonates, organ transplantation, artificial insemination, abortion, and euthanasia. Additionally, this study indicates that the ethical views of nurses are influenced by their age, income levels, and intention to receive training in medical ethics. Finally, this study reports correlations between the views that nurses hold on a variety of issues, such as the right to life of fetuses and neonates, prenatal diagnosis of fetuses, abortion, euthanasia, artificial insemination, organ transplantation, human biotechnology, and brain death.