Moral distress in nursing personnel

Authors

  • Edison Luiz Devos Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Valéria Lerch Lunardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Guilherme Lerch Lunardi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Rosemary Silva da Silveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Graziele de Lima Dalmolin Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000700011

Keywords:

Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Burnout

Abstract

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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Published

2013-02-01

Issue

Vol. 21 (2013): special issue

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Moral distress in nursing personnel . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(spe), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000700011