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What is ‘moral distress’ in nursing? A feminist empirical bioethics study

Author(s) -

Georgina Morley,

Caroline BradburyJones,

Jonathan Ives

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

nursing ethics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1477-0989

pISSN - 0969-7330

DOI - 10.1177/0969733019874492

Subject(s) - bioethics , moral disengagement , nursing research , psychological intervention , psychology , empirical research , social psychology , nursing , sociology , medicine , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law

The phenomenon of 'moral distress' has continued to be a popular topic for nursing research. However, much of the scholarship has lacked conceptual clarity, and there is debate about what it means to experience moral distress. Moral distress remains an obscure concept to many clinical nurses, especially those outside of North America, and there is a lack of empirical research regarding its impact on nurses in the United Kingdom and its relevance to clinical practice.

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