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...

Background and Objective: Nurses experience moral distress to some degrees in clinical setting. Several factors can cause moral distress in nurses that can diminish their performance. Due to lack of studies in this field in Ardabil city, this research was conducted to determine the level of moral distress among special wards nurses affiliated to educational-therapeutic centers in Ardabil Un...

Introduction: Moral distress is a serious problem for health care professionals all over the world; it has detrimental effects for patients, nurses and organizations. Nurses in ICUs experience more moral distress due to their daily dealing with ethical problems and the stressful atmosphere. The purpose of this study was to conduct an integrated review and a combination of existing studies o...

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 & objectives: Nurses, as the main members of the care and treatment teams, are at the forefront of health care provision and their performance largely determine the quality of health care. Moral distress can have many physical and psychological consequences in nurses and negatively affect their professional responsibilities. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of moral ...

Turnover and moral distress are considered as one of the challenges in health care systems. Nursing leaders are one of the factors influencing the thoughts and behaviors of nurses in organizational environments. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ethical leadership, moral distress and the turnover intention of nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Kerman Univers...

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...