Characteristics of moral distress from nurses' perspectives: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This integrative review aimed to identify the common characteristics of moral distress in nursing and distinguish it from other types of distress by examining nurses' perspectives in the literature. These insights will help update existing tools and create new ones to capture moral distress better, guiding the development and implementation of strategies to support nurses in addressing this challenge.

Methods

Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review method was employed to guide a systematic search for literature in three databases (EBSCO Medline, CINAHL, and PubMed). Additionally, two journals, Bioethics and Nursing Ethics, were manually searched to reduce search bias. The included studies were primary resources published in English between 2018 and

SUBMITTER: Aljabery M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650682 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature