Consequences of Moral Distress in the Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study

2017172 citationsJournal Article

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Natalie Henrich · University of British Columbia

Peter Dodek · Higher Institute for Qualitative Studies

Emilie J. Gladstone · St. Paul's Hospital

Lynn E. Alden · University of British Columbia

Sean Keenan · University of British Columbia

Steven Reynolds · University of British Columbia

Patricia Rodney

Abstract

In response to moral distress, health care providers experience negative emotional consequences, patient care is perceived to be negatively affected, and nurses and other health care professionals are prone to consider quitting working in the intensive care unit.

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Ethics in medical practice Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Patient Dignity and Privacy

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Published in: American Journal of Critical Care

Volume 26, Issue 4, pp. e48-e57

DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2017786

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Consequences of Moral Distress in the Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study

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