how do i become a prison executioner?
Asked by Lindsey M
i'm a nursing student and my husband is a prison guard. I've heard a litle about this job and am interested in the medical aspect of prison executions. I've searched the internet for answers, but i haven't found much. Anything would be apreciated!

Best Answer:
As a nursing student you should understand that your role is to work to preserve life or comfort the dying, and not to promote death. It is against the ethics of nurses to assist in executions. Here is a statement from the American Nurses Association regarding the Code of Ethics and Lethal Injections: Historically, the role of the nurse has been to promote, preserve and protect human life. The ANA Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (Code for Nurses) is grounded in the basic principles of respect for persons, the non-infliction of harm and fidelity to recipients of nursing care. The Code for Nurses, nursing's ethical code of conduct, stipulates that "the nurse does not act deliberately to terminate the life of any person." The obligation to refrain from causing death is longstanding and should not be breached even when legally sanctioned. Participation in capital punishment is inconsistent with these ethical precepts and the goals of the profession. The ANA is strongly opposed to all forms of participation, by whatever means, whether under civil or military legal authority. Nurses should refrain from participation in capital punishment and not take part in assessment, supervision or monitoring of the procedure or the prisoner; procuring, prescribing or preparing medications or solutions; inserting the intravenous catheter; injecting the lethal solution; and attending or witnessing the execution as a nurse. The fact that capital punishment is currently supported in many segments of society does not override the obligation of nurses to uphold the ethical mandates of the profession. The ANA recognizes that the endorsement of the death penalty remains a personal decision and that individual nurses may have views that are different from the official position of the profession. Regardless of the personal opinion of the nurse on the appropriateness of capital punishment, it is a breach of the ethical traditions of nursing, and the Code for Nurses to participate in taking life of any person. Anyone can be taught to initiate an IV, so this does not require a nurse. You would not be qualified to prescribe the doses, if necessary a physician might be required, but the AMA Code of Ethics also frowns on physicians participating in executions. If you want to be a technician who assist in executions, don't pursue nursing as a career.
RN, Ph.D., CFNP
Answered by US_DR_JD

Practice, practice, practice. Just kidding. Maybe there's a civil-service test or something you could explore?
Answered by Joe E