Ben White, Rachel Feeney, Amanda Ward, Lindy Willmott
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Abstract
Voluntary assisted dying commenced in Queensland in January 2023, making it the fourth of seven Australian jurisdictions to provide voluntary assisted dying as a lawful option in specified circumstances. Under Queensland legislation, nurse practitioners and registered nurses are eligible to act as administering practitioners for voluntary assisted dying.
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The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is a highly respected journal that has been publishing original peer-reviewed articles since 1963. It provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy, and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery, and other health related professions. The journal aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard. The IJNS is indexed in major databases including PubMed, Medline, Thomson Reuters - Science Citation Index, Scopus, Thomson Reuters - Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL, and the BNI (British Nursing Index).