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16th Sep 2015fare commented on:
Should terminally ill patients have the right to die?If they have capacity. As I said an emotive subject.ViewDate:
11th Sep 2015fare commented on:
Should terminally ill patients have the right to die?This is a difficult and emotive subject. I am a staff nurse in a Hospice where terminally ill people are treated with dignity and respect and every effort is made to ensure that no patient is in pain or distress, and likewise their families etc are part of the equation. However, I am very aware that this is not possible to achieve for many many reasons in other care settings. My concern is that a patient may feel they are a burden to their families or are coerced into ending their lives. We have had many patients transferred to us for terminal care, but with good care they have recovered and been able to live a while longer with a good quality of life. At what point do you decide that that patient should live or die?? A lot if ethical questions come into this too.