Finnish nurses’ attitudes towards their role in the euthanasia process

Terkamo‐Moisio, Anja; Gastmans, Chris; Ryynänen, Olli‐Pekka; Pietilä, Anna‐Maija

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“…In addition, the majority of participants (74.7%) were eager to participate in the process of euthanasia, of course, if it's legal. Age, religiosity, and education level of nurses influenced their attitudes in the present results [42].…”

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Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Rafi¹,

Khalili

Naeimi³

et al. 2019

JPRI

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Introduction: Nursing students are part of a clinical teaching team in the course of education. And it is important to examine their attitude toward euthanasia. Investigating the attitude of nursing students towards euthanasia has always been welcomed by researchers. These studies often indicate a lack of acceptance of euthanasia among nurses, but different percentages of opposition to euthanasia have been reported. This study aimed to determine the attitudes study of students and staff of nursing about euthanasia in Behbahan city in 2018. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted to investigate the euthanasia attitude among nursing staff and students in 2018. The study population is nurses and nursing students of Behbahan city. Population volume was 187 in Behbahan hospital staff and 117 students respectively, that with Cochran's formula with 95% confidence interval was 126 and 83 respectively (z: equal 1.96 p=q=0.5 d=0.5). Students were selected from semesters 4 to 8 in order to understand students correctly. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 and statistical methods including: mean, frequency, T-test, Chi-Square, multiple regression test and significance level p <0.05 was used. Results: 107 nurses and 83 nursing students participated in this study. The mean age of participants was 27 years. Multiple regression was used to examine the relationship between the dimensions of euthanasia and demographic variables. Multiple regression results showed that naturalistic beliefs were significantly different between the two groups of nurses and students (p-value = 0.021). There was no significant difference between other aspects of euthanasia attitude in nurses and students. There were also significant differences between the two groups of men in terms of practical considerations (p-value=0.048). Conclusion: Knowing the attitudes of nurses in a community towards the issue of euthanasia can be an effective step towards a better plan for improving the care of patients with euthanasia. The results of this study showed that naturalistic beliefs were significantly different between the two groups of nurses and students. But there was no significant difference between other aspects of euthanasia attitude and nurses and students; There were also significant differences in the practical considerations between the two groups of men. It is necessary to improve the knowledge of nurses in this field.

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confidence: 45%

Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Rafi¹,

Khalili

Naeimi³

et al. 2019

JPRI

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“…Nurses’ views have also been investigated, with a 2018 study finding most nurses perceived PAS as an extension of their professional practice, while a small number expressed moral distress regarding assisting death 12. Another Finish study reported that 75 per cent of nurses were willing to participate in PAS if it were legal 13…”

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Australian pharmacists’ perspectives on physician-assisted suicide (PAS): thematic analysis of semistructured interviews

2019

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate Australian pharmacists’ views about their role in physician-assisted suicide (PAS), their ethical and legal concerns and overall thoughts about PAS in pharmacy.DesignSemistructured interviews of pharmacists incorporating a previously validated vignette and thematic analysis.SettingAustralia (face to face or phone call).Participants40 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency registered pharmacists, majority women (65%) with varied experiences in community, hospital, industry, academia, government and other fields.ResultsEmergent themes from the interviews were: legal and logistical framework, ethical framework, training and guidance and healthcare budget. More than half the participants supported the role of pharmacists in the supply of medicines for PAS, while less than half were either against or unsure of the legislation of PAS in Australia. Shared concerns included transparency of prescribing practices and identification of authorised physicians involved in PAS, which were consistent with existing literature. Religious faith, emotion and professional autonomy were key indicators for the implementation of conscientious objection to the supply of medicines in PAS. Re-evaluation of current guidelines, pharmacist training and government reimbursement was also of significance from participants’ perspectives.ConclusionThis study revealed current concerns of practising pharmacists in Australia, including previously undocumented perspectives on the pharmacoeconomic impact of and barriers relating to PAS. The need for training of all healthcare professionals involved, the provision of clear guidelines, including regulation around storage, administration and disposal of medicines dispensed for PAS and the updating of current therapeutic guidelines around end-of-life care were all issues delineated by this study. These findings highlighted the need for current and future policies to account for all stakeholders involved in PAS, not solely prescribers.

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“…Recent research from Finland exploring nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia (Terkamo‐Moisio, Gastmans, Ryynänen, & Pietilä, ) showed conflict between the participants’ attitudes towards euthanasia and nurses ethical guidelines in that 74% of 1,003 participants considered euthanasia to be acceptable in Finish health care and 62% thought a law permitting euthanasia to be beneficial. A recent survey of 587 nursing staff in the Netherlands expressed positive attitudes to being involved in the decision‐making process despite this not being a legal requirement.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recent research from Finland exploring nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia (Terkamo-Moisio, Gastmans, Ryynänen, & Pietilä, 2017) showed conflict between the participants' attitudes towards euthanasia and nurses ethical guidelines in that 74% of 1,003 participants considered euthanasia to be acceptable in Finish health care and 62% thought a law permitting euthanasia to be beneficial.…”

Section: International Per S Pec Tive Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Nurses’ attitudes to euthanasia eleven years on: Has anything changed?

Holt

2019

Nursing Philosophy

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Finnish nurses’ attitudes towards their role in the euthanasia process

Abstract: Specific safety mechanisms should be considered to protect nurses who refuse to be involved in the euthanasia process due to harm that involuntary participation might cause.

Cited by 21 publications

References 33 publications

Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Australian pharmacists’ perspectives on physician-assisted suicide (PAS): thematic analysis of semistructured interviews

Nurses’ attitudes to euthanasia eleven years on: Has anything changed?

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