Nursing students' experience of moral distress in clinical settings: A phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore nursing students' moral distress (MD) experiences in clinical settings.

Design

An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) design was employed.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used. In-depth semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted from December 2020 to June 2021 with nursing students who were taking the internship course in clinical settings. Data analysis was conducted following Dickman et al.'s (1989) method.

Results

Ten nursing students participated in this study. Three main themes were identified, including (1) negative learning environments, (2) internal disgust and (3) threats to professional identity.

Conclusion

Findings showed that value conflict, lack of knowledge of ethical standards and its application, and u

SUBMITTER: Dehkordi LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature