Comparison of attitude of nurses and nursing students toward euthanasia
Background:Euthanasia is a controversial issue in many countries. However, there is little evidence about attitudes of nurses and nursing students toward euthanasia.Research aims:The present study aimed to compare nurses and nursing students' attitudes toward euthanasia.Research design:This is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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Nursing ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 208-216 |
| Further subjects: | B
Attitude
B Nursing Student B Nurse B Euthanasia |
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| Summary: | Background:Euthanasia is a controversial issue in many countries. However, there is little evidence about attitudes of nurses and nursing students toward euthanasia.Research aims:The present study aimed to compare nurses and nursing students' attitudes toward euthanasia.Research design:This is a descriptive cross-sectional study.Participants and research context:Using census sampling, 390 nurses and 125 nursing students were enrolled in this study.Methods:Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire and Euthanasia Attitude Scale that included 20 items that sought to record participants’ level of agreement with euthanasia based on a Likert-type scale.Ethical considerations:Objectives of the study were stated for all samples, and emphasized the confidentiality of their specifics and responses, and informed written consent was obtained from all participants.Findings:The mean score of nurses and nursing students’ attitudes about euthanasia was 3.14 ± 0.26 and 3.22 ± 0.24 out of 5, respectively. The majority of nurses (n = 250, 65.78%) and nursing students (n = 97, 80.83%) had a positive attitude toward euthanasia. There was a significant statistical difference between the attitudes of nurses and nursing students to euthanasia (p = .005).Discussion:The results indicated that the majority of students and nurses had a positive attitude regarding euthanasia.Conclusion:It was recommended to conduct more studies on euthanasia in Iran. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0969733021999751 |