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Running Head: CURRENT ISSUES IN NURSING Current Issues in Nursing Name: Institution: 1 CURRENT ISSUES IN NURSING 2 Current Issues in Nursing The nursing career is rich in career opportunities that reflect and change the current society. However, there are debates about the role of the nursing profession in euthanasia, and assisted suicide, and ethical concerns. This article examines euthanasia and supported suicide practice in nursing, and justifies its necessity. According to In Cherry & In Jacob (2017), euthanasia refers to the practice of killing a hopeless patient using a painless method, for reasons of mercy, while assisted suicide refers to a peaceful death of a mentally competent patient with a critical illness, which is committed by a physician. Currently, there is a growing concern among the public about the expenses linked with the prolonged dying process which leads into the prolonged suffering. Euthanasia and assisted suicide present ethical questions surrounding the dying process. Euthanasia and assisted suicide, is necessary in the current nursing field because it solves various problems affecting the patients and their dependents, for example, it reduces unnece ...
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