A qualitative study exploring moral distress in the ICU team: The importance of unit functionality and intrateam dynamics

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 823-831

  Bruce, Courtenay R ^a,b   Miller, Susan M ^b,c,d   Zimmerman, Janice L ^c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Life sustaining treatment; Moral distress; Team discordance; Team dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGER; CLERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DESENSITIZATION (BEHAVIOR); DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVIST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MALE; MENTORING; MORAL DISTRESS; MORALITY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORKER; TEAM BUILDING; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENTING BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CRITICAL CARE; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84929502118     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000822     Document Type: Article

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