What is 'moral distress'? A narrative synthesis of the literature

G Morley, J Ives, C Bradbury-Jones, F Irvine - Nursing ethics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The aim of this narrative synthesis was to explore the necessary and sufficient
conditions required to define moral distress. Background: Moral distress is said to occur …

When healthcare professionals cannot do the right thing: A systematic review of moral distress and its correlates

G Lamiani, L Borghi… - Journal of health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Moral distress: a review of the argument-based nursing ethics literature

J McCarthy, C Gastmans - Nursing ethics, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: The aim of this review is to examine the ways in which the concept of moral distress has
been delineated and deployed in the argument-based nursing ethics literature. It adds to …

Nurses' moral sensitivity and hospital ethical climate: A literature review

J Schluter, S Winch, K Holzhauser… - Nursing …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Increased technological and pharmacological interventions in patient care when patient
outcomes are uncertain have been linked to the escalation in moral and ethical dilemmas …

Moral distress reconsidered

J McCarthy, R Deady - Nursing ethics, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Moral distress has received much attention in the international nursing literature in recent
years. In this article, we describe the evolution of the concept of moral distress among …

Moral distress interventions: an integrative literature review

VK Amos, E Epstein - Nursing ethics, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Moral distress has been well reviewed in the literature with established deleterious side
effects for all healthcare professionals, including nurses, physicians, and others. Yet, little is …

The moral distress model: An empirically informed guide for moral distress interventions

G Morley, C Bradbury‐Jones… - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims and Objectives To explore moral distress empirically and conceptually, to
understand the factors that mitigate and exacerbate moral distress and construct a model …

Moral distress, compassion fatigue, and perceptions about medication errors in certified critical care nurses

J Maiden, JM Georges… - Dimensions of critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the previously untested relationships
between moral distress, compassion fatigue, perceptions about medication errors, and …

Nurses' perceptions of and responses to morally distressing situations

C Varcoe, B Pauly, J Storch, L Newton… - Nursing …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Research on moral distress has paid limited attention to nurses' responses and actions. In a
survey of nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate, 292 nurses answered …

Moral distress, autonomy and nurse–physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy

MNK Karanikola, JW Albarran, E Drigo… - Journal of nursing …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the level of moral distress and potential associations between moral distress
indices and (1) nurse–physician collaboration,(2) autonomy,(3) professional satisfaction,(4) …