Assisted suicide and nursing: Possibly compatible?

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-159

  White, Becky Cox ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Nurses Association; Assisted suicide; Autonomy; Do no harm; Professional integrity; Trust

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033128583     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(99)80036-2     Document Type: Article

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