Moral distress occurs when professionals cannot carry out what they believe to be ethically
appropriate actions. This review describes the publication trend on moral distress and …

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

Background The high level of stress experienced by nurses leads to moral distress, burnout,
and a host of detrimental effects. Objectives To support creation of healthy work …

Ethical challenges are commonplace in critical care settings. Questions about the
boundaries of ethically permissible treatment, assessment of decisionmaking capacity …

Background Ethical challenges in clinical practice significantly affect frontline nurses,
leading to moral distress, burnout, and job dissatisfaction, which can undermine safety …

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 …

Most health-care professionals are trained to promote and maintain life and often have
difficulty when faced with the often rapid decline and death of people with terminal illnesses …

Decades of research have documented the frequency, sources, and consequences of moral
distress. However, few studies have focused on interventions designed to diminish its …

The delivery of palliative care to patients with advanced cancer and their families, whether
done by oncology clinicians or palliative care clinicians, requires patient-centered …

With his “deeply informed and compassionate book… Dr. Epstein tells us that it is a 'moral
imperative'[for doctors] to do right by their patients”(New York Journal of Books). The first …