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The Nurse’s Role When a Patient Requests

8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 The nurse s Role when a Patient Requests Medical Aid in Dying Effective Date: 2019 Status: Revised Position Statement Written by: ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights Adopted by: ANA Board of Directors Purpose The purpose of this position statement is to provide guidance on ethical decision-making in response to a Patient s request for medical aid in dying. This statement offers assistance with understanding nurses ethical obligations in the context of this end-of-life option, which is legal in an increasing number of jurisdictions. This position statement recognizes that there are a plurality of views on the issue, that there is a paucity of available research on medical aid in dying. The goal of this position statement is not to frame a stance for or against medical aid in dying but rather to frame the nurse s compassionate response within the scope of practice, based on the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

affect the patient-nurse relationship. • Have the right to conscientiously object to being involved in the aid in dying process. • Never abandon or refuse to provide comfort and safety measures to the patient _ who has chosen medical aid in dying (Ersek, 2004, p. 55). Nurses who work in jurisdictions where medical

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