Background In this article, the sources and features of moral distress as experienced by
acute psychiatric care nurses are explored. Research design A qualitative design with 16 …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was toinvestigate moral distress in Irish psychiatric
nurses. Design: A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Findings: The study …

Background: Moral distress is a complex phenomenon frequently experienced by critical
care nurses. Ethical conflicts in this practice area are related to technological advancement …

Aims and objectives To examine the level and frequency of moral distress in staff nurses
working in two types of units in an acute care hospital and to gather information for future …

Background Over the last three decades, there has been a growing body of literature that
has described moral distress as a prominent issue that negatively affects intensive care …

Moral distress is a pervasive problem in the nursing profession. An inability to act in
alignment with one's moral values is detrimental not only to the nurse's well-being but also to …

• Background Moral distress is caused by situations in which the ethically appropriate course
of action is known but cannot be taken. Moral distress is thought to be a serious problem …

Background The phenomenon of 'moral distress' has continued to be a popular topic for
nursing research. However, much of the scholarship has lacked conceptual clarity, and there …

Moral distress has been covered extensively in the nursing literature and increasingly in the
literature of other health professions. Cases that cause nurses' moral distress that are …

Introduction Moral distress in nursing has been studied in many settings, but there is a
paucity of research on moral distress as it manifests in the emergency department. One …