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Medically Assisted Dying in Canada: 'Beautiful Death' Is Transforming Nurses' Experiences of Suffering

机译:Medically Assisted Dying in Canada: "Beautiful Death" Is Transforming Nurses' Experiences of Suffering

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Background Nurses witness pain and distress up close and consequently experience their own suffering. A narrative study of Canadian nurses' participating in medical assistance in dying found nurses' previous witnessing of unresolved end-of-life suffering has shaped their acceptance of medical assistance in dying. Little is known about the impact of participating in medically assisted dying on nurses' suffering. Purpose To explore how nurses' overall experience of suffering is shaped by participating in medical assistance in dying. Methods Qualitative secondary analysis using narrative inquiry and thematic analysis. Results Nurses' narratives are chronologically organized addressing experiences of suffering before medical assistance in dying was a legal option and after its implementation. An overarching narrative before the availability of medical assistance in dying is (1) a culture of nurses' taken-for-granted suffering: feeling terrible. After medical assistance in dying, two key narratives describe (2) transformational feelings of a beautiful death and (3) residual discomfort. Nurses found their suffering transformed when participating in medical assistance in dying; end-of-life care was satisfying and gratifying. And yet, unanswered questions due to worries of becoming desensitized and ongoing deeper questioning remain. Conclusions Participating in medical assistance in dying has positively impacted nurses and starkly contrasts their previous experiences caring for those with unbearable suffering. Further research is needed to explore becoming desensitized and long-term emotional impact for nurses.

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