Moral distress in nursing personnel

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Edison Luiz Devos Barlem²  Valéria Lerch Lunardi²  Guilherme Lerch Lunardi²  Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-barlem¹  Rosemary Silva Da Silveira²  Graziele De Lima Dalmolin¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande,Brasil

关键词: Nursing;    Nursing Ethics;    Burnout;    Enfermagem;    Ética de Enfermagem;    Esgotamento Profissional;    Enfermería;    Ética en Enfermería;    Agotamiento Profesional;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692013000700011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the frequency and intensity of moral distress experienced by nursing personnel in southern Brazil, covering elements of their professional practice. METHOD: a survey was undertaken in two hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with 247 nurses. Data was collected by means of the adapted Moral Distress Scale. RESULTS: the perception of situations that lead to moral distress is enhanced in nurses and in nursing staff working in institutions with greater openness to dialogue, which hold team meetings, with fewer working hours and a greater ratio of professionals to patients. CONCLUSION: understanding moral distress allows us to go beyond solving the problems of the workers themselves, enabling the development of an ethics of active individuals and wide opportunities, defined mainly by the relationship with oneself.

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