Research has shown that, when nurses feel they are being prevented from taking a morally justifiable action or achieving an ethical outcome, it contributes to poor mental health, burnout, and intent to leave one's job. Surveys ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Being a woman, a nursing professional, and working in the community sphere increased the risk of moral distress (MD), according to a study by the University of Cordoba carried out among more than 500 professionals with the ...
May 21, 2024
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What is a good death for a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)? The answer to that question may depend on whether you ask a family member of a patient or the physician, who are not necessarily aligned.
Mar 12, 2024
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Depression, suicidal ideation, burnout, and moral injury are on the rise among physicians working in the US health care system. A collection of articles in the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (JPRM), addresses ...
Nov 2, 2023
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers were frequently called upon to make decisions about whether to accept patient transfers from other hospitals, often due to a lack of beds, staff or the need for more specialized ...
Jun 13, 2023
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As COVID-19 fades from public consciousness, workers in long-term care (LTC) are at risk of falling out of sight and out of mind.
Jun 7, 2023
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According to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), moral distress is prevalent in radiology, typically relates to systemic causes, and is a reported contributor to radiologists changing jobs.
Mar 22, 2023
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New research highlights the challenges women health care providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional burnout.
Oct 26, 2022
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The distress of doctors and nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has received much attention in news media and academic research, including their moral distress witnessing so many deaths at times when ...
Aug 26, 2022
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The COVID‐19 pandemic created novel patient care circumstances that may have increased nurses' moral distress, including COVID‐19 transmission risk and end‐of‐life care without family present. Moral distress is a ...
Aug 4, 2022
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