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An investigation into the attitude of professional nurses towards euthanasia

S. S. Kunene, B. M. Zungu
Curationis | Vol 19, No 4 | a1332 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v19i4.1332 | © 1996 S. S. Kunene, B. M. Zungu | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 March 1996 | Published: 27 March 1996

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S. S. Kunene,, South Africa
B. M. Zungu,, South Africa

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify professional nurses attitudes towards euthanasia. A descriptive study of the attitudes of professional nurses towards euthanasia was undertaken. The data collecting instrument was a questionnaire, which was self-administered to 26 professional nurses working in different wards.

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