Moral distress in nurse leaders —A scoping review of the literature

Nurse leaders face immense organizational pressures exacerbating their distress, which has not been prioritized as much as frontline nurses. This review synthesized the literature to examine theoretical models, measures, contributing factors, outcomes, and coping strategies related to moral distress in nurse leaders. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched, and 15 articles —2 quantitative and 13 qualitative studies were extracted. The scoping review identified one study using a theoretical model and two measures—the ethical dilemmas questionnaire and the Brazilian moral distress scale.

Source: Nursing Outlook - August 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Hephzibah Sophie Edwin, Alison M. Trinkoff, Mary Etta Mills Source Type: research