Development of Self as Nurse: Advanced Professional Issues
Fall 2021
Directions for MAiD Paper
The Main Purposes for This Paper Are To:
• assist students in being aware of current legislation and requirements about medical assistance in
dying (MAiD) in Canada.
• assist students in being aware of upcoming changes to the MAiD legislation.
• encourage students to carefully consider their own stance on these upcoming changes.
• encourage students to explore ethical rationale for their stance.
• encourage students to carefully consider what their own actions might be if/when faced with a
situation in which MAiD is approved/carried out for someone under an advance request.
• encourage students to situate their stance within national and provincial nursing standards for RNs
with regard to MAiD.
• Is the stance clearly identified? Is the purpose of the paper clear?
• Is there a strong demonstration of awareness of current legislation and requirements about MAiD?
Is there strong understanding about the changes that are being planned to the MAiD legislation.
• Is there strong evidence for the argument for or against the expansion of MAiD legislation that will
allow advance requests for MAiD to individuals suffering only from mental illness? Is the ethical
theory used clearly identified? Does the ethical theory used strongly support the argument/stance?
Are the ethical values clearly identified and provide strong support for the argument?
Identifying Own Involvement if MAiD Under an Advance Request
• Is an understanding of one’s actions as an RN if/when involved in a situation with MAiD approved
for a patient under an advance request clearly demonstrated? Is a clear rationale provided for
chosen future actions and do proposed actions fit with the current CNA and CNO expectations for
RNs?
