In 1984, Andrew Jameton conceptualized the definition of moral distress as the following: “(a) the psychological distress of (b) being in a situation in which one is constrained from acting (c) on what one knows to be right” (p. 6) and while this definition has developed more nuance over the years, this core concept remains. Moral distress occurs when “we know the right thing to do while being in a situation in which it is nearly impossible to do it” (Jameton, 1984, 2017).
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One of the earliest ethical problems I encountered in acute care, and one I often use for educational purposes, involved a woman I'll call Linda. Linda had end-stage liver disease (ESLD for short) and had been admitted for failure...
In an article out last week, bioethicicsts Alyssa Burgart and Holly Tabor discuss the recent Covid-19 outbreak and the moral courage shown by frontline healthcare professionals. Moral courage, or "the ability to take action for moral reasons, despite the risk...
(or, why such a big topic for a DNP project instead of something "easy" like increasing STD screening or reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics?) Well, the short answer is that it became very obvious to me that the ethics education...
