Nursing Student Attitudes toward Euthanasia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background:Euthanasia is among the most common and controversial end-of-life care issues. Examining the attitudes of nursing students to this issue is important because they may well encounter these issues during the course of their clinical placements.Research aims:This study aims to examine the at...

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Authors: Hosseinzadeh, Kazem (Author) ; Rafiei, Hossein (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2019
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 496-503
Further subjects:B Nursing
B Muslim countries
B Iran
B Legislation
B Developing Countries
B Euthanasia
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520 |a Background:Euthanasia is among the most common and controversial end-of-life care issues. Examining the attitudes of nursing students to this issue is important because they may well encounter these issues during the course of their clinical placements.Research aims:This study aims to examine the attitudes of a sample of Iranian nursing students towards euthanasia.Research design:This is a descriptive cross-sectional study.Participants and research context:Using convenience sampling, 382 Muslim nursing students were enrolled in this study.Methods:Data were collected using a demographic variables checklist and a self-administered questionnaire that included a definition of euthanasia and 11 closed questions that sought to record participants’ level of agreement with euthanasia based on a Likert scale.Ethical consideration:Consent for participation was implicit, indicated by the participants having returned the completed questionnaires. Participants were assured that their data would remain anonymous, be kept confidential and be stored safely.Findings:Of the 382 participants, 61.5% were female, and the remainder were male. The mean age was 62.6 ± 14.1 years (range: 32–91 years). In total, 34.2%, 41.6% and 24% of students reported a negative, neutral and positive attitude to euthanasia, respectively. Most students with clinical experience, and 38.5% of students with no clinical experience, indicated their agreement with active euthanasia.Discussion:There are a number of misconceptions among Iranian Muslim nursing students regarding the definition of euthanasia. Nonetheless, most students exhibit positive attitudes to euthanasia consistent with their clinical experiences.Conclusion:It is recommended to explore the factors that induced nursing students’ tendency to euthanasia. 
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