Investigating palliative care nurse attitudes towards medical assistance in dying: An exploratory cross-sectional study.
Laurie A FreemanKathryn A PfaffLauren KopchekJordyn LiebmanPublished in: Journal of advanced nursing (2019)
Organizations must prioritize nursing input, encourage open interprofessional dialogue and provide support for ethical decision-making, practice decisions, and conscientious objection surrounding medical assistance in dying. Longitudinal nursing studies are needed to understand the impact of legislation on quality and person-centred end-of-life care and the emotional well-being/retention of palliative care nurses.