Background Moral distress was first described by Jameton in 1984, and has been defined as
distress experienced by an individual when they are unable to carry out what they believe to …

Background. Moral distress is experienced when nurses experience conflict while making
an ethical decision. This is magnified when the decisions are about withholding or …

Background An increasing number of professionals are challenged by the evolution of
modern healthcare and society, often characterized by more expectations with reduced …

Background: Palliative care is acknowledged as an appropriate approach to support older
people in nursing homes. Ethical issues arise from many aspects of palliative care provision …

83 threats to nurses, and who were guilty of morally reprehensible acts, especially those
where others were harmed such as in child abuse. Some examples of such situations …

In research it is necessary to balance the benefits and the risks to the patient. The patient
may benefit direct-ly, either immediately or in the future. Much qualita-tive research in …

Recent medical and bioethics literature shows a growing concern for practitioners' emotional
experience and the ethical environment in the workplace. Moral distress, in particular, is …

Background Patients with palliative needs experience high psychological and symptom
distress that may lead to hopelessness and impaired sense of dignity. Maintaining patient …

Objective: To study the relationship between the psychological and spiritual dimensions in
adult palliative care. Methods: The data sources used were Medline, Web of Knowledge and …

PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH: This narrative literature review uses systematic principles
to define evidence regarding dignity conserving care at end-of-life from published research …