Background and Objective: Moral distress is one of the major problems of nurses, which may happen due to various reasons. Moral distress has several consequences such as, low self-esteem, job dissatisfaction and depression. Nurses in critical care units and emergency departments experience more moral distress situations because of their special work. Hence, this study aimed to investigat...

Background and purpose: Moral distress is a common phenomenon in nursing professional and burn nurses are constantly faced with making different moral decisions for patients who are in terrible conditions. Therefore, nurses in burn units experience moral distress as mental tension. This study was conducted to determine the severity of moral distress and the factors associated with that in burn ...

Moral distress is one of the ethical challenges that nurses face due to the nature of their career. Nurses' frequent confrontation with this phenomenon can have different outcomes such as frustration and boredom in providing patient care. This will lead directly to a decline in care quality and can hamper the accomplishment of health goals. Therefore, the present study examined the relationship...

Introduction: Nurses in emergency departments are exposed to stress and ethical issues due to the specific nature of their job. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to present a relationship between health anxiety and perceived stress with Moral distress and mediation of turmoil tolerance in emergency department nurses. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed on 230 ...

Moral distress is one of ICU nurses' major problems that can happen due to various reasons and may have several consequences. Considering that certain variables can be related to moral distress and turnover intention in nurses, this study was done to determine the correlation between ICU nurses' demographic characteristics and their moral distress and turnover. In this correlational study, 159 ...

One of the most common ethical issues in nursing profession is moral distress which causes discomfort and impedes nurses proper moral performance, despite having sufficient knowledge. Moral distress disturbs the relationship between nurse and patient which leads to the decreased quality of care. Caring behaviors greatly contribute to improving the quality of care and patient safety. The present...

Background & Aim: Moral distress, a major issue in nursing, affects nurses in all healthcare sections. The existence of such distress and its consequent job dissatisfaction may pose a threat to nurses&apos physical and mental health, as well as their quality of life and hinder their accomplishment of individual and social goals. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between th...

Undesirable experience as “moral distress” is one of the major issues faced by nurses when making moral decisions. The spiritual dimension is one of the dimensions that influences their moral distress; therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between spiritual health and the moral distress of nurses working in the emergency departments. In this descriptiv...

Background and Purpose: Considering the obstacles against the implementation of ethical decisions by nurses, experiencing moral distress is one of the major issues in this profession. Moral distress could have negative effects on the physical and mental health of nurses, quality of patient care and performance of health organizations. Given the importance of addressing moral distress in worki...