PASTRY: A nursing-developed quality improvement initiative to combat moral distress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High levels of moral distress in nursing professionals, of which oncology nurses are particularly prone, can negatively impact patient care, job satisfaction, and retention.

Aim

"Positive Attitudes Striving to Rejuvenate You: PASTRY" was developed at a tertiary cancer center to reduce the burden of moral distress among oncology nurses.

Research design

A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative was conducted using a pre- and post-intervention design, to launch PASTRY and measure its impact on moral distress of the nursing unit, using Hamric's Moral Distress Scale-Revised (MDS-R.) This program consisted of monthly 60-minute sessions allowing nurses to address morally distressing events and themes, such as clinicians giving "false hope" to patients or families. The

SUBMITTER: Sarro EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9999433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature