ASSISTED SUICIDE - IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSES AND NURSING

Authors
DALY BJ BERRY D FITZPATRICK JJ DREW B MONTGOMERY K
Citation
Bj. Daly et al., ASSISTED SUICIDE - IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSES AND NURSING, Nursing outlook, 45(5), 1997, pp. 209-214
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
Nursing outlook → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296554
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
209 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6554(1997)45:5<209:AS-IFN>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The ANA, as well as the AMA and the National Hospice Association, have issued position statements expressly declaring opposition to nurse or physician participation in assisted suicide. Nonetheless, the literat ure includes numerous reports of the participation of nurses and physi cians in assisted suicide. What are the implications of this issue for nurses and nursing?