Moral distress in Turkish intensive care nurses

KARAGÖZOĞLU Ş., YILDIRIM G., ÖZDEN D., ÇINAR Z.

NURSING ETHICS, vol.24, no.2, pp.209-224, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0969733015593408
  • Journal Name: NURSING ETHICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.209-224
  • Keywords: Intensive care, intensive care nursing, moral distress, Moral Distress Scale, validity and reliability, ETHICAL CLIMATE, FUTILE CARE, PERCEPTIONS, END, EXPERIENCE, UNIT, SITUATIONS, LIFE, COLLABORATION, INTERVENTIONS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Moral distress is a common problem among professionals working in the field of healthcare. Moral distress is the distress experienced by a professional when he or she cannot fulfill the correct action due to several obstacles, although he or she is aware of what it is. The level of moral distress experienced by nurses working in intensive care units varies from one country/culture/institution to another. However, in Turkey, there is neither a measurement tool used to assess moral distress suffered by nurses nor a study conducted on the issue.