Purpose: Nurses in all clinical settings encounter ethical issues that frequently lead to moral
distress. This critical incident study explored nurses' descriptions of ethically difficult …

Purpose: Nurses in all clinical settings encounter ethical issues that frequently lead to moral
distress. This critical incident study explored nurses' descriptions of ethically difficult …

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to explore nurse leaders' experiences with
ethically difficult situations, perceptions about risk factors, and specific actions for ethical …

Abstract Aims and Objectives The purpose of this paper was to clarify the concept of ethical
conflict in nursing and highlight the importance of tackling this issue. Background Ethical …

Background: Ethical conflict and subsequent nurse moral distress and burnout are common
in the intensive care unit (ICU). There is a gap in our understanding of nurses' perceptions of …

Moral distress remains a pervasive and, at times, contested concept in nursing and other
health care disciplines. Ethical climate, the conditions and practices in which ethical …

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: Nursing care is rapidly evolving due to the advanced technological and
medical development, and also due to an increased focus on standardization and the logic …

Background Ethical conflicts, often leading to poor teamwork and moral distress, are very
challenging to patients, patients' families, and health care providers. A proactive approach to …

Background Moral distress is a complex and challenging issue in the nursing profession that
can negatively affect the nurses' job satisfaction and retention and the quality of patient care …