Ethical, Policy, and Practice Implications of Nurses' Experiences With Assisted Death: A Synthesis.


Journal

ANS. Advances in nursing science
ISSN: 1550-5014
Titre abrégé: ANS Adv Nurs Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7809992

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed: 25 7 2019
medline: 28 8 2020
entrez: 24 7 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The conceptualization of assisted death as an act performed by physicians has resulted in a lack of attention to nurses' roles and experiences with the processes that surround an assisted death. In this article, we synthesize evidence from 6 articles focusing on the experiences of 55 nurses from Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with relevant ethical and policy implications derived from the literature. Nurses have a central role in negotiating inquiries about assisted death and in providing wraparound care for patients, families, and other health care providers. This role is impactful for nurses and requires significant personal and professional moral work.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31335329
doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000276
pmc: PMC6686960
doi:

Types de publication

Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

216-230

Subventions

Organisme : CIHR
ID : 201610PJT-376065
Pays : Canada

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Auteurs

Barbara Pesut (B)

University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna (Dr Pesut, Ms Greig, and Messrs Fulton, Janke, and Vis-Dunbar) and University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Dr Thorne), British Columbia, Canada.

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