Nurse moral distress and ethical work environment

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-390

  Corley, Mary C ^a,b   Minick, Ptlene ^b   Elswick, R K ^c   Jacobs, Mary ^d  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical environment; Moral distress; Nurse expertise; Staffing adequacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PREDICTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECEPTION; ETHICS, NURSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 21644431542     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733005ne809oa     Document Type: Article

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