Little is known about the consequences of moral distress. The purpose of this study was to
identify clinical situations that caused nurses to experience moral distress, to understand the …

• 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 …

Nurses facing impediments to what they perceive as moral practice may experience moral
distress. The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine similarities …

Nurses frequently experience conflict regarding healthcare decisions, yet are expected to
implement actions which they perceive to be morally wrong. Research has described the …

BACKGROUND: Constraint of nurses by healthcare organizations, from actions the nurses
believe are appropriate, may lead to moral distress. OBJECTIVE: To present findings on …

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 …

Moral distress is a significant stressor for nurses in critical care. Feeling that they are doing
the ''right thing''is important to nurses, and situations of moral distress can make them …

BACKGROUND Jameton, who first conceptualized moral distress, described it as arising
when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible …

Research on moral distress has paid limited attention to nurses' responses and actions. In a
survey of nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate, 292 nurses answered …

Background Moral distress in registered nurses causes decreased job satisfaction, turnover
in staffing, burnout, and heightened states of psychological distress. To date, investigation of …