The Right to Die
Healthcare Workers' Attitudes Compared with a National Public Poll
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gail C Walker (Alfred University, New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 339-345 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/urln-fwwc-jdpr-kuf1 |
| PMID | 11655260 |
| OpenAlex | W2161912249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Attitudes toward the right to die were investigated for hospital nurses and findings compared with a national poll. Both the general public and healthcare workers endorse an individual's right to self-determination. Nursing staff reported significant agreement that there are circumstances in which a person should be allowed to die, people have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, they would stop treatment if they were in great pain or unable to function, and the hospital or doctor should be held legally responsible if a patient's instruction to withhold life-sustaining treatment was ignored. Nurses reported significant disagreement that staff often disregard patient's instructions, that the killing of a spouse in pain can be justified, and people have a moral right to end their own lives if they have become a burden or life has become a burden
Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Political science · Psychiatry · Right to die · Spouse · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |