Authors

  1. Allen, Rose MSM/HM, RN, CHPN
  2. Judkins-Cohn, Tanya MSN, MEd, RN
  3. deVelasco, Raul MD
  4. Forges, Edwina MSN/Ed, RN
  5. Lee, Rosemary DNP, ARNP
  6. Clark, Laurel BSN, RN
  7. Procunier, Maggie MSN, MHA/Ed

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Moral distress is increasingly recognized as a problem affecting healthcare professionals. If not addressed, it may create job dissatisfaction, withdrawal from the moral dimensions of patient care, or even leaving the profession. Using the 21-Moral Distress Scale-Revised to assess moral distress, 323 surveys were received from 5 healthcare disciplines. The overall results showed that all disciplines experienced moderate to high actual moral distress, related to similar and/or different patient care situations.