Lived Experiences of Moral Disengagement Among Intensive Care and Emergency Department Nurses: A Phenomenological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding the experiences of nurses involved in moral disengagement is essential for ensuring high-quality care and maintaining a skilled healthcare workforce.

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to examine how nurses experience moral disengagement as a cognitive strategy used to defy moral standards.

Methods

A phenomenological perspective was taken, with nine nurses from three different teaching hospitals participating in semi-structured interviews with the researchers.

Results

The transcripts were analyzed using Van Manen's phenomenological approach to thematic analysis. The research identified four overarching themes: subjective appraisals of the usefulness of tasks engaged in, justification, the difference between "how I appear to be" a

SUBMITTER: Talebian F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12592669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature