Addressing moral distress means not just obtaining ethics consultation as needed but also dealing with the feeling of powerlessness that often accompanies it. In the last several years, there has been ...

With Covid-19 infection rates reaching unprecedented levels, hospitalization rates rapidly rising, and the holiday season approaching, healthcare professionals (as well as many of the rest of us) are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most survey respondents reported more moral distress after Dobbs. Clinicians practicing in states with vs.

Moral distress — a reaction to being unable to provide appropriate care or being forced into making questionable decisions — is common in oncology practice. About 75% of the attendees at a recent ...

David, a 42-year-old journalist, sturdily built with a rugged demeanor, was sent to my psychotherapy practice by his internist. David told me he has trouble sleeping and suffers from chronic stress, ...

This is Part 2 of my series on moral distress and cultivating moral resilience. Read Part 1 here. “Moral distress” is a term coined in 1984 by philosopher Andrew Jameton to describe the suffering ...

Source: Getty Images A central objective of addressing moral distress is to permit clinicians to effectively perform their professional functions and thus better help patients. A colleague of mine ...

To determine the frequency with which nurses and residents have experienced ethical confrontations and what factors are associated with increased frequency. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed ...

As a therapist, clinical ethicist and trauma researcher specializing in moral injury and moral distress, I know well the damaging effects of when a person’s core moral foundations are violated in high ...

Registered nurse Jacki Capper says not being able to provide proper care to patients is an everyday occurrence for workers in her field, and one that takes a heavy emotional toll. The phenomenon ...