Moral distress experienced by intensive care nurses
Background. Moral distress is experienced when nurses experience conflict while making an ethical decision. This is magnified when the decisions are about withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.Objective. To explore and describe nurses’ experiences of situations that involve end-of-l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2015-11-01
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Series: | Southern African Journal of Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/sajcc/article/download/235/239 |