Moral distress in Turkish intensive care nurses

Background:Moral distress is a common problem among professionals working in the field of healthcare. Moral distress is the distress experienced by a professional when he or she cannot fulfill the correct action due to several obstacles, although he or she is aware of what it is. The level of moral...

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Authors: Karagozoglu, Serife (Author) ; Yildirim, Gulay (Author) ; Ozden, Dilek (Author) ; Çınar, Ziynet (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2017
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-224
Further subjects:B Validity and reliability
B intensive care nursing
B intensive care
B Moral Distress Scale
B Moral Distress
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