Older patients may worry about becoming a burden to their family at end of life. Patients and families alike can become overwhelmed and make irrational decisions
Even though Registered Nurses in the United States are not allowed to take part in Physician-Assisted Suicide, not all countries follow this rule. In a research study done with physicians and Nurses about PAS and euthanasia, it was found that 40.5% were in favor of euthanasia and 53.5 % supported PAS. In this survey, nurses were more open to assisted suicide but physicians who have a higher level of knowledge in palliative care were more reluctant with Assisted suicide (Zenz, Tryba, & Zenz,