Palliative Care Nurses Views On Euthanasia
What is the research question? In "Palliative Care Nurses ' Views on Euthanasia", Verpoort et al (2004) are inquiring "what are the views of palliative care nurses about euthanasia"? "It is essential to know how nurses, who are confronted with terminally ill patients every day, think about it." (Verpoort et al, 2004, p. 592). Verpoort et al have taken the stance that nurses are scarcely heard in debates on the legalization of euthanasia in Belgium, and that nurses "are in a position to offer valuable ideas about this problem" (Verpoort et al, 2004, p. 592). Verpoort et al (2004, p. 592) state, "the views of these nurses are important because of their palliative expertise and their daily confrontation with dying patients".
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The data was collected between December 2001 and April 2002. Face to face interviews were done and questions were asked regarding the participants views on euthanasia and what argument they had for or against euthanasia. An interview guide was used and the questions were not asked in an orderly fashion. New questions were included based on the answers given by the interviewee to further explore and learn more about their opinions. This information was compared with answers conducted in previous interviews. A regular scheduled meeting was held with research supervisors and feedback was asked for from the participants regarding any unclear information that was obtained in the interview. The interviews were about an hour long at the participant 's workplace in a quiet area (Verpoort, …show more content…
The data collection procedure was appropriate because the questions were open-ended and done in no particular order. If additional questions were needed depending on the answers already given, the additional questions were added to provide clarification of the participants view on euthanasia Verpoort, 2004). Participants received information about the researcher, the objectives, and the definition used for the subject, euthanasia.
In what way were the steps taken to protect the rights of subjects adequate? The significance of their participation and their legal rights with written consent were utilized. The institution and the participant 's names were withheld and all of the data was confidential information. These were very important ethical steps that protected the participants in the study by keeping their answers confidential (Verpoort, 2004).
In what way are the data collection procedures appropriate for this study? Data collection was based on the principles of saturation and the total numbers of participant 's were not fixed in advance (Polit & Hungler 1999). What evidence is there that data saturation was achieved? Following 12 interviews the data collection was suspended because themes and categories in the data became repetitive and redundant with no new information becoming available (Verpoort, 2004).
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Would you say that …show more content…
The data was collected between December 2001 and April 2002. Face to face interviews were done and questions were asked regarding the participants views on euthanasia and what argument they had for or against euthanasia. An interview guide was used and the questions were not asked in an orderly fashion. New questions were included based on the answers given by the interviewee to further explore and learn more about their opinions. This information was compared with answers conducted in previous interviews. A regular scheduled meeting was held with research supervisors and feedback was asked for from the participants regarding any unclear information that was obtained in the interview. The interviews were about an hour long at the participant 's workplace in a quiet area (Verpoort, …show more content…
The data collection procedure was appropriate because the questions were open-ended and done in no particular order. If additional questions were needed depending on the answers already given, the additional questions were added to provide clarification of the participants view on euthanasia Verpoort, 2004). Participants received information about the researcher, the objectives, and the definition used for the subject, euthanasia.
In what way were the steps taken to protect the rights of subjects adequate? The significance of their participation and their legal rights with written consent were utilized. The institution and the participant 's names were withheld and all of the data was confidential information. These were very important ethical steps that protected the participants in the study by keeping their answers confidential (Verpoort, 2004).
In what way are the data collection procedures appropriate for this study? Data collection was based on the principles of saturation and the total numbers of participant 's were not fixed in advance (Polit & Hungler 1999). What evidence is there that data saturation was achieved? Following 12 interviews the data collection was suspended because themes and categories in the data became repetitive and redundant with no new information becoming available (Verpoort, 2004).
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