Moral distress in nursing: contributing factors, outcomes and interventions

AS Burston, AG Tuckett - Nursing ethics, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Moral distress has been widely reviewed across many care contexts and among a range of
disciplines. Interest in this area has produced a plethora of studies, commentary and …

A concept analysis of moral resilience

PD Young, CH Rushton - Nursing Outlook, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Nurses experience moral distress, which has led to emotional distress,
frustration, anger, and nurse attrition. Overcoming moral distress has become a significant …

Consequences of moral distress in the intensive care unit: a qualitative study

NJ Henrich, PM Dodek, E Gladstone, L Alden… - American journal of …, 2017 - AACN
Background Moral distress is common among personnel in the intensive care unit, but the
consequences of this distress are not well characterized. Objective To examine the …

CE: moral distress: a catalyst in building moral resilience

CH Rushton, M Caldwell, M Kurtz - AJN The American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Moral distress in acute psychiatric nursing: Multifaceted dilemmas and demands

TL Jansen, MH Hem, LJ Dambolt… - Nursing ethics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background In this article, the sources and features of moral distress as experienced by
acute psychiatric care nurses are explored. Research design A qualitative design with 16 …

Toward interventions to address moral distress: navigating structure and agency

LC Musto, PA Rodney, R Vanderheide - Nursing ethics, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The concept of moral distress has been the subject of nursing research for the
past 30 years. Recently, there has been a call to move from developing an understanding of …

Exploration of the association between nurses' moral distress and secondary traumatic stress syndrome: Implications for patient safety in mental health services

M Christodoulou-Fella, N Middleton… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Work‐related moral distress (MD) and secondary traumatic stress syndrome (STSS) may be
associated with compromised health status among health professionals, reduced …

Gender and the experience of moral distress in critical care nurses

CB O'Connell - Nursing ethics, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Nursing practice is complex, as nurses are challenged by increasingly intricate
moral and ethical judgments. Inadequately studied in underrepresented groups in nursing …

Causes of moral distress in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study

NJ Henrich, PM Dodek, L Alden, SP Keenan… - Journal of critical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine the causes of moral distress in diverse
members of the intensive care unit (ICU) team in both community and tertiary ICUs. Materials …

Taking personal responsibility: Nurses' and assistant nurses' experiences of good nursing practice in psychiatric inpatient care

S Gabrielsson, S Sävenstedt… - International journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic nurse–patient relationships are considered essential for good nursing practice
in psychiatric inpatient care. Previous research suggests that inpatient care fails to fulfil …