Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2706978 | PM&R | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Three broad categories of moral distress were identified: institutional ethics, professional practice, and clinical decision-making. Institutional ethics issues related to the health care environment, such as health care reimbursement pressures and corporate culture. Professional practice issues involved codes of behavior and concepts of professionalism, including patient confidentiality/privacy. Clinical decision-making included such practical dilemmas as conflicts around goal-setting, discharge planning, and assessment of decision-making capacity. An anonymous survey of staff members allowed the hospital ethics program to identify sources of moral distress and prioritize strategies to address them.
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Authors
Debjani PhD, Rebecca LCSW, Teresa A. PhD, RN, Kristi L. MD,