Abstract Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs), as distinct from Research Ethics Committees,
were originally established with the aim of supporting healthcare professionals in managing …

Background: There have been a number of debates in the field of nursing ethics.
Researchers have focused on various aspects of nursing ethics, such as professional ethics …

Background: Ethics support services are growing in Europe to help doctors in dealing with
ethical difficulties. Currently, insufficient attention has been focused on the experiences of …

Background: Medicine is full of value conflicts. Limited resources and legal regulations may
place doctors in difficult ethical dilemmas and cause moral distress. Research on moral …

Aims. The aim was to study the relationship between conscience and burnout among care‐
providers in older care, exploring the relationship between stress of conscience and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has generated worldwide scarcity of critical resources
to protect against and treat disease. Shortages of face masks and other protective …

The incidence of moral distress, compromised moral integrity, and leaving nursing is highest
among nurses new to the profession. Understanding perceptions of moral integrity may …

Background: Healthcare providers experience many ethical challenges while caring for and
making treatment decisions with patients and their families. Objectives: The purpose of this …

Primary care presents distressful moral problems for nurse practitioners (NPs) who report
frustration, powerlessness, changing jobs and leaving advanced practice. The purpose of …

Background: Caring for terminally ill patients is a meaningful task, however the patient's
suffering can be a considerable burden and cause of frustration. Objectives: The aim of this …