Episode 6 – Moral Distress – What does it mean, what are its practical effects in nursing, and what actions can be taken to mitigate its effects?
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Episode 6 – Moral Distress – What does it mean, what are its practical effects in nursing, and what actions can be taken to mitigate its effects?
In this episode, Dr. Toni Nicoletti interviews Dr. Georgina Morley, Nursing Fellow, Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Morley wrote her dissertation on moral distress and continues to research and publish on the topic. Beginning her career as a nurse in the United Kingdom, Dr. Morley became deeply interested in the practical effects of moral distress on nurses. Now, having studied the issue in the U.K. and the United States, she talks about why she believes that the definition of the term should be broadened from Andrew Jameton’s definition in his early work on the issue, the practical consequences of moral distress on nurses, and how institutions can mitigate the effects of moral distress through continued education and other institutional practices.
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