Nurses have had strong opinions both for and against medically assisted dying.Considerable confusion exists regarding terminology and interpretation of what effects the nurse's role may have in end-of-life care or palliative care.Which one of the following might constitute an example of medically assisted dying?

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Medically assisted dying refers to a patient voluntarily requesting to be helped to die and receiving a lethal injection of pain-relieving medication by their doctor. Option A refers to palliative care, whereby efforts are made to improve quality of life until death, but not hastening it. Option B refers to the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration, a common practice in end-of-life care. Option C refers to physician-assisted suicide, whereby the physician prescribes a lethal dose of medication to the patient to self-administer.

Nurses Have Had Strong Opinions Both for and Against Medically