title: [Retrospective study regarding the contribution of Italian nurses to the debate on the Englaro case: between paradigms of catholic and non-religious bioethics].
abstract: This study presents the results of a retrospective study evaluating the contribution of Italian nurses to the public debate on the Englaro case, analysing the articles published by two major daily newspapers during a precise period. The data collected testify to the intensity of the debate that involved the whole nation in which many diverse social and professional categories took part. The nursing category was principally represented by the Sisters of Mercy who, at the insistence of the media, gave their own opinion although their role in this context was more as personal assistants to Eluana Englaro rather than representatives of a professional category expressing a bioethical opinion.
authors.affiliation: Dott. Prof. MED/45 Università "La Sapienza" di Roma.
authors.forename: Julita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sansoni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minnella
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mitello
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D002410:Catholicism; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult