ArticleNursing forum2018
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD): Canadian nurses' experiences.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The experience of nurses when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2025Pooled it
- First-Hand Recommendations for Nursing Management to Support Nurses Involved in the Process of Hastened Death: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Evidence.Journal of nursing management · 2023Pooled it
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- When is hastened death considered suicide? A systematically conducted literature review about palliative care professionals' experiences where assisted dying is legal.BMC palliative care · 2019Pooled it
- Society is for the Living: Disability, Unthinkable Lives, and MAID.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
- Palliative care nursing and moral coherence: Early responses to MAiD as hastened death.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Professional identity and moral agency in palliative care: A review.Nursing ethics · 2026Review
- Sustainability of medical assistance in dying provision: Provider perspectives.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- The Discourse of Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Relationship With Hospice Palliative Care in Canada: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Implications of assisted dying for nursing practice.Nursing ethics · 2025Article
- Nursing students' attitude toward euthanasia following its legalization in Spain.Nursing ethics · 2025Article
- Physicians' moral distinctions between medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Assisted suicide within long-term care facilities for older adults: organizational issues and processes experienced by health and social care providers in Switzerland.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Evolving Context of MAID-Related Communications for Registered Nurses in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2024Article
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- Rural healthcare professionals' participation in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): beyond a binary decision.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Contextualizing attitudes toward medical aid in dying in a national sample of interdisciplinary US hospice clinicians: hospice philosophy of care, patient-centered care, and professional exposure.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Supporting nursing roles in medical assistance in dying: Development and evaluation of an evidence-based reflective guide.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Relatives' Experiences of Being Involved in Assisted Dying: A Qualitative Study.Qualitative health research · 2023Article
- Conscientious Objection and Other Motivations for Refusal to Treat in Hastened Death: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) represents a historic change in Canadian society and the provision of end-of-life care. In this descriptive narrative inquiry, 17 nurses were interviewed during the first 6 months of assisted dying becoming a legal option for patients in Canada. Nurses' experiences of either providing care for a patient who had chosen MAiD, or declining to participate in MAiD, were explored. Findings describe three themes and eight storylines of the impact of MAiD on nurses' view of the profession, clinical practice, and personally. While most nurses perceived MAiD as an extension of the profession and their nursing practice, a small number also expressed moral distress as they grappled with assisted dying. Narratives illustrated an ongoing sensemaking process and spectrum of emotions. These findings offer insight and provide direction for nurses and managers in this new clinical and legal reality. Further research is needed to understand more fully the moral distress of some nurses, as well as the importance of communicating openly and nonjudgmentally with patients, families, and the health-care team.
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