TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Rational suicide in the terminally ill
JO  - Journal of nursing scholarship
A1  - Fontana, Joyce S.
SP  - 147
EP  - 151
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE: To examine the current debate over the right to die specific to the rational suicide of terminally ill patients. METHODS: Literature was reviewed for information concerning historical end-of-life practices and the past acceptance of suicide. Another review showed philosophical opinions and perspectives that spanned from ancient Greece and the Roman Empire to modern philosophical discourse. A case study of a terminally ill woman who chose suicide is presented to apply the history and philosophy to nursing care today. CONCLUSIONS: As more nursing care is delivered in patients' homes, nurses will face this situation with increasing frequency. A call is made for organizations to provide guidelines for nursing practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1527-6546
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -