New regulation of the right to a dignified dying in Spain: repercussions for nursing.
Preserving dignity during the dying process requires reviewing the roles of those involved in the treatment, care methods and decision-making. This article examines the participation and responsibility assigned to nurses regarding decision-making in the final stages of life, as laid out in the Rights to and Guarantee of Dignity for the Individual During the Process of Death Act. This text has been analysed on the levels of socio-cultural practice and discourse practice, using the critical discourse analysis methodology. The results show that, although the law is another result of the social trend of patient empowerment, the responsibility of the nurses is not recognised, and they are left out of the decision-making process in the final stages of life.
University of Almería, Spain.
Cayetano
C
Fernández-Sola
José
J
Granero-Molina
Gabriel Aguilera
GA
Manrique
Adelaida María
AM
Castro-Sánchez
José Manuel
JM
Hernández-Padilla
Josefa
J
Márquez-Membrive
D001293:Attitude to Death; D003219:Confidentiality; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D033161:Government Regulation; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D016224:Living Wills; D024802:Nurse's Role; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D010819:Physician's Role; D018907:Privacy; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013030:Spain; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives