The MAID Reflective Guide for Nurses
MAID (medical assistance in dying), is an option during end of life that has substantial consequences for nursing practice. The goal of this toolkit is to facilitate how you may think about MAID as it relates to both your life and your nursing practice. This reflective Guide for Nurses examines six areas of nursing practice in conjunction to Medical Assistance in Dying: nurses’ experiences, making moral sense, best practices, common challenges, and self-care. It includes a video capturing nurses' experiences with MAID and this resources can be used in a group setting or independently.
Please note that this reflective guide was not designed to instruct you about the MAID legislation or the specific policies to guide your practice. To be competent to provide care you will need to familiarize yourself with the MAID legislation, your healthcare region policies, and your professional standards.
Research Team Credit: Barbara Pesut, Sally Thorne, Michael Banwell, Michael Burgess, Kenneth Chambaere, Madeleine Greig, Margaret Hall, Josette Roussel, Catharine J. Schiller, Janet Storch, Carol Tishelman, David Kenneth Wright
Funding from Canadian Institutes for Health Research: CIHR Project Grant
Related resources
External linkRNAO coaches can help
Through collaborations with LTC homes, our team of coaches work towards improving resident care and promoting positive workplaces by implementing RNAO’s clinical and healthy work environment best practice guidelines.
Identify where you can improve
Use RNAO's gap (opportunity) analysis tool to help identify where evidence-based best practice recommendations can improve your organization's current practice.
