TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Palliative sedation for existential pain: An ethical analysis
JO  - Journal of hospice and palliative nursing
A1  - Crenshaw, J.
SP  - 101
EP  - 106
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
N2  - Healthcare provides many ethical dilemmas and challenges for nurses attempting to individualize care for patients. One area of healthcare that has become a source of ethical controversy is the use of palliative sedation. The practice of palliative sedation is considered to be slow euthanasia or is compared to physician-assisted suicide by some healthcare professionals. While sedation was approved as a method to provide relief for dying patients experiencing refractory symptoms by the Supreme Court in 1997, its use continues to be a source of ethical distress among nurses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1522-2179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0b013e31819984e9
ID  - ref1
ER  -