Keywords

COVID-19 moral anguish, moral dilemma, moral distress, moral outrage, moral suffering, moral uncertainty, pretraumatic stress disorder, self-care

Authors

1. Godshall, Maryann PhD, CNE, CCRN, CPN

Abstract

Abstract: Nurses and other healthcare professionals across the US have experienced and are still experiencing different types of moral anguish during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses moral distress and the other forms of moral anguish that nurses experience, how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated moral distress among nurses, and coping strategies.