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 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 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 …

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 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 …

Background Moral distress is a phenomenon that all nurses experience at different levels
and contexts. The level of moral distress can be affected by individual values and the local …

Background Moral distress is a complex ethical phenomenon that occurs when one is not
able to act according to their moral judgement. Consequences of moral distress negatively …

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 Jameton 1 who first conceptualized moral distress, described it as arising when
one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to …

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 …