Critical Care Nurses' Perceptions of and Responses to Moral Distress

被引:198
作者
Gutierrez, Karen M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Shorewood, MN USA
关键词
Moral distress; Ethics; Perception; Conflict;
D O I
10.1097/00003465-200509000-00011
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Nurses frequently experience conflict regarding healthcare decisions, yet are expected to implement actions which they perceive to be morally wrong. Research has described the deleterious effects of this moral incongruency, coined moral distress, on nurses' well being and has identified it as a causative agent in nursing turnover, burnout, and nurses leaving the profession. Thus, it is known that moral distress has significant consequences for nurses, but does moral distress affect nurses' provision of care, and if so, how?
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