How Nursing Home Nurses Who Care for Residents With Dementia Experience the Moral Distress? A Phenomenography Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Exploring how nursing home nurses who care for residents with dementia experience moral distress.

Design

A qualitative phenomenography design.

Methods

Phenomenography was used in this qualitative study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 nurses caring for residents with dementia at three nursing homes using phenomenographic analysis.

Results

Six categories were divided into two groups. The 'reflection on my nursing' group included the categories 'anguish over qualifications to care for residents', 'uncertainty about the adequacy of the care provided', and 'internal conflict over whether to compromise with unsatisfactory outcomes'. The 'moral awareness' group included 'being aware of deviations from the standards I set and the care I provide', 'recog

SUBMITTER: Kim EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870852 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature