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. 2019 Jul 30;42(3):216–230. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000276

Table 3. Studies That Met Inclusion Criteria Related to Nurses' Experiences.

Country of Origin Sample Publication Focus Thematic Structure
Canada24 N = 17 nurses working across care sites Canadian nurses' experiences Profession of nursing
Personal impact
Practice of nursing
The Netherlands25 N = 20 nurses from 1 hospital The role of nurses Observing a request
Decision making
Carrying out euthanasia
Aftercare
Nurses with conscientious objections
Belgium N = 18 nurses from 9 hospitals Nursing care of patients requesting euthanasia26 Seven stages: Period preceding the request; confrontation with the request; decision making; preceding the euthanasia moment; carrying out the euthanasia; immediate aftercare; later aftercare
Involvement of nurses: 2 perspectives27 Procedural, action-focused perspective
Existential interpretative perspective
Communication28 Forms, attitudes, and purpose in the following:
Patient and family context
Interprofessional context
Nurse's experiences29 Intense
Development over time
Supporting and aggravating factors