Efficacy of the nurse ethicist in reducing moral distress: what can the NHS learn from the USA?

British Journal of Nursing : BJN
Georgina Morley

Abstract

Having first been introduced to nursing 30 years ago, 'moral distress' is not a new concept. Despite this, original research exploring moral distress has been largely absent from nursing literature produced in the UK, yet it has received increasing interest in the USA. Nurse researchers there have sought to explore, measure and understand moral distress. They are now beginning to develop and test ways in which the effects of moral distress can be reduced. The author of this article travelled to various institutions on the east coast of the USA to meet nurses leading the field of research into moral distress. This is the first of two interrelated articles that seek to explore the concept of moral distress. Drawing on both the author's experiences while in the USA and current literature, moral distress will be defined, its known effects described, and ways that nurses can mitigate its effects at a personal level discussed.

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Aug 15, 2017·Nursing Ethics·Bodil Tveit, Anne Raustøl

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