On 17 July the nurse was at work and made comments to colleagues to the effect that she had helped the deceased to die, that she was proud of this, and that she believed in euthanasia, believed that it should be discussed, and more of it should occur. She referred to herself as the angel of death, and as Dr Kevorkian. When questioned about these statements by her employer, the respondent admitted that the morphine she had administered to the deceased was not a normal dose, because she was not going to let the deceased suffer, and said that she had acted in the best interests of the deceased. Following this, her employment was terminated on about 26 August 2014. Her registration as an enrolled nurse expired on 30 May 2015. At the hearing she said that she had not worked since, as a nurse or otherwise. Evaluate what are the ethical principles arising, and the professional judgement needed in relation to conflict resolution and professional decision making?
On 17 July the nurse was at work and made comments to colleagues to the effect that she had helped the
deceased to die, that she was proud of this, and that she believed in euthanasia, believed that it should be
discussed, and more of it should occur. She referred to herself as the angel of death, and as Dr Kevorkian.
When questioned about these statements by her employer, the respondent admitted that the morphine she
had administered to the deceased was not a normal dose, because she was not going to let the deceased
suffer, and said that she had acted in the best interests of the deceased. Following this, her employment
was terminated on about 26 August 2014. Her registration as an enrolled nurse expired on 30 May 2015. At
the hearing she said that she had not worked since, as a nurse or otherwise.
Evaluate what are the ethical principles arising, and the professional judgement needed in relation to conflict resolution and professional decision making?
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