Requests for assisted suicide: A nursing issue

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-26

  Kopala, Beverly ^a   Kennedy, Susan Lorraine ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Loyala University ^*

Author keywords

Ethics, nursing; Ethics, professional; Suicide, assisted

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BENEFICENCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION;

BENEFICENCE; ETHICS, NURSING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, NURSING; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031613209     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973398677149390     Document Type: Article

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