Jane Slemon, RN, MA
Episode Date: Wednesday November 15, 2023
Has a patient or family member ever asked you about medical assistance in dying (MAiD)? If someone did ask you, what would you say in this conversation?
In this episode, I explore that situation with Jane Slemon, a director of care at a hospice in British Columbia. We discuss her work with individuals who are navigating the end of life and who sometimes want to talk with nurses about MAiD. We discuss those dynamics and how nurses can be supported in having these conversations. Listen here!
More resources:
Freeman, S., Banner, D. & Ward, V. (2021). Hospice care providers experiences of grappling with medical assistance in dying in a hospice setting: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Palliative Care 20, 55.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00740-3
Pesut B., Thorne, S., Greig, M. (2020). Shades of gray: Conscientious objection in medical assistance in dying. Nursing Inquiry Jan;27(1):e12308. doi: 10.1111/nin.12308.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7027545/
Pesut, B., Thorne, S., Schiller, C.J. et al. (2020). The rocks and hard places of MAiD: a qualitative study of nursing practice in the context of legislated assisted death. BMC Nursing 19, 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-0404-5
Pesut, B., Wright, D.K., Thorne, S. et al. (2021). What’s suffering got to do with it? A qualitative study of suffering in the context of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). BMC Palliative Care 20, 174.
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