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Gender significantly influences nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia, impacting decisions on life support and care for terminally ill patients. This highlights the need for clear guidelines on nurses' roles in end-of-life care discussions.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Nursing Practice
  • End-of-Life Care

Background:

  • Euthanasia is a global ethical debate.
  • Nurses' perspectives are crucial in end-of-life care discussions.
  • Understanding gender differences in these attitudes is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender disparities in nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia.
  • To explore how gender influences perceptions of euthanasia-related issues.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative, cross-sectional study.
  • Non-probability sampling of nurses at a tertiary care center.
  • Data collected via self-reported questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • Significant gender differences observed in attitudes towards euthanasia.
  • Specific differences noted regarding fear of death, religious beliefs, stopping nutrition support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and caregiver burden.
  • Statistical significance reported for key survey items (p < 0.05).

Conclusions:

  • Gender is an important factor influencing nurses' views on euthanasia.
  • Urgent need for uniform guidelines on nurses' roles in euthanasia care.
  • Guidelines should be developed through stakeholder consultation for effective and competent professional practice.