Attitudes and experiences of Oregon hospice nurses and social workers regarding assisted suicide

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 685-691

  Miller, Lois L ^a   Harvath, Theresa A ^a   Ganzini, Linda ^b   Goy, Elizabeth R ^b   Delorit, Molly A ^c   Jackson, Ann ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Oregon Hospice Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Euthanasia; Hospice; Nurses; Physician assisted suicide; Social workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (OREGON); EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HOSPICES; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; OREGON; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 10644244328     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm961oa     Document Type: Article

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