What is it about?
Euthanasia is legal in Belgium. This is not only the case for patients who have unbearable suffering due to a terminal condition but as well for patients with a non-terminal condition such as mental suffering. This study deals with the attitudes, role and skills of nursing students in euthanasia because of unbearable mental suffering.
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Why is it important?
The attitudes, future role and skills of nursing students are important to adjust education about this sensitive and difficult topic.
Perspectives
This study is part of a larger package about euthanasia and Belgian nursing students.
Dennis Demedts
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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This page is a summary of: Nursing Students’ Attitudes, Future Role, and Knowledge Regarding Euthanasia Due to Unbearable Mental Suffering, Creative Nursing, February 2022, Springer Publishing Company,
DOI: 10.1891/cn-2021-0030.
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