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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shelley Schmollgruber, Gayle Langley, Leah Kisorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2015-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Critical Care
Online Access:http://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/sajcc/article/download/235/239