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Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape
Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/124792 Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape Chencinski, Luna Bell, Janet Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Nursing & Midwifery. Informed consent (Medical law) -- South Africa Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Euthanasia is a controversial topic which affects nurses in their day-to-day practice. Aims: To determine the attitude towards euthanasia held by South African registered nurses and establish if there is any correlation between demographic variables of participants and attitude towards euthanasia in general, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia. Methods: A pre-validated self-administered online survey using a quantitative, descriptive, cross-section design was used to collect data about nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia. Attitudes towards euthanasia were scored using a 5-point Likert scale. Approximately half of the questions were negatively scored to reduce response-set effect. Results: Overall, 39% of nurses supported euthanasia, 41% opposed euthanasia and 18% were neutral towards euthanasia. A correlation was found between nurses’ religiosity and support for active euthanasia and a correlation was found between nurses’ years of work experience and their support for non-voluntary euthanasia. No other correlations between nurses’ demographic data and attitudes towards euthanasia, passive euthanasia, active euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia was found. Conclusion: This study shows that religiosity determines nurses’ attitudes towards active euthanasia and that working experience determines nurses’ attitudes towards non-voluntary euthanasia. Furthermore, support and opposition of euthanasia among registered nurses is roughly equal. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Genadedood is 'n omstrede onderwerp wat verpleegsters in hul daaglikse praktyk beïnvloed. Doelwitte: Om die houding teenoor genadedood wat deur Suid-Afrikaanse geregistreerde verpleegkundiges gehou word, te bepaal en vas te stel of daar 'n verband bestaan tussen demografiese veranderlikes van deelnemers en houding teenoor genadedood in die algemeen, passiewe genadedood, aktiewe genadedood en nie-vrywillige genadedood. Metodes: 'n Voorgekeurde selfgeadministreerde aanlynopname met behulp van 'n kwantitatiewe, beskrywende, deursnitontwerp is gebruik om data te versamel oor die houding van verpleegsters teenoor genadedood. Die houding teenoor genadedood is met behulp van 'n 5-punt Likert-skaal behaal. Ongeveer die helfte van die vrae is negatief behaal om die reaksie-ingestelde effek te verminder. Resultate: In die algemeen ondersteun 39% van die verpleegsters genadedood, 41% was teen genadedood gekant en 18% was neutraal teenoor genadedood. 'n Korrelasie is gevind tussen verpleegsters se godsdienstigheid en ondersteuning vir aktiewe genadedood en 'n verband is gevind tussen verpleegsters se werkservaring en hul ondersteuning vir nie-vrywillige genadedood. Geen ander korrelasies tussen die demografiese data van verpleegsters en die houding teenoor genadedood, passiewe genadedood, aktiewe genadedood en nie-vrywillige genadedood is gevind nie. Gevolgtrekking: Hierdie studie toon aan dat godsdienstigheid die houding van verpleegsters teenoor aktiewe genadedood bepaal en dat werkservaring die houding van verpleegsters teenoor nie-vrywillige genadedood bepaal. Verder is ondersteuning en opposisie van genadedood onder geregistreerde verpleegsters ongeveer gelyk. Masters 2022-02-25T11:35:26Z 2022-04-29T09:33:24Z 2022-02-25T11:35:26Z 2022-04-29T09:33:24Z 2022-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124792 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xix, 146 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Informed consent (Medical law) -- South Africa Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa UCTD Chencinski, Luna Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title | Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title_full | Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title_short | Investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post-graduate nursing programmes at a university in the Western Cape |
| title_sort | investigating the attitudes towards euthanasia held by registered nurses enrolled in post graduate nursing programmes at a university in the western cape |
| topic | Informed consent (Medical law) -- South Africa Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124792 |
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