Moral Distress
Ganske (2010) examined moral distress in nursing education through a systematic review of the literature. Moral distress is, “the stress that occurs when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action” (Ganske, 2010, p. 2). The author determined that moral distress is associated with student incivility, cheating, bullying, low academic admission standards, and cultural issues. Ganske (2010) suggests that moral distress leads to such symptoms as insomnia, headaches, gastrointestinal upset, and psychological symptoms. Nurse educators complained of these symptoms, but did not label them as moral distress. Ganske (2010) suggests that NEs should be …show more content…
The author reported that allowing academic dishonesty and the proliferation of incivility leas to further erosion of nursing faculty. The factors that contribute to the issues include: the increased use of technology and the high-stakes nature of higher education (Ganske, 2010). The increased use of technologies offers opportunities for academic dishonesty, which makes the management of an ethical environment of learning challenging. Ganske (2010) suggests that academic incivility must have consequences so that the “ethical fabric of the nursing profession is maintained” (p. …show more content…
The qualitative study sought to determine the short and long-term effects of uncivil encounters for nursing faculty. The author used a purposive sample of 21 NEs whom had experienced uncivil encounters with nursing students. Attendees of a presentation on incivility were asked to participate and additional participants came from nursing program Websites in a northwestern state. Attendees from the presentation on incivility, as well as the participants from nursing program websites, were sent invitations to participate in the study. The snowballing technique was used to elicit the names of other NEs that would potentially participate. Ultimately, 20 women and one man participated in the
Ganske (2010) examined moral distress in nursing education through a systematic review of the literature. Moral distress is, “the stress that occurs when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action” (Ganske, 2010, p. 2). The author determined that moral distress is associated with student incivility, cheating, bullying, low academic admission standards, and cultural issues. Ganske (2010) suggests that moral distress leads to such symptoms as insomnia, headaches, gastrointestinal upset, and psychological symptoms. Nurse educators complained of these symptoms, but did not label them as moral distress. Ganske (2010) suggests that NEs should be …show more content…
The author reported that allowing academic dishonesty and the proliferation of incivility leas to further erosion of nursing faculty. The factors that contribute to the issues include: the increased use of technology and the high-stakes nature of higher education (Ganske, 2010). The increased use of technologies offers opportunities for academic dishonesty, which makes the management of an ethical environment of learning challenging. Ganske (2010) suggests that academic incivility must have consequences so that the “ethical fabric of the nursing profession is maintained” (p. …show more content…
The qualitative study sought to determine the short and long-term effects of uncivil encounters for nursing faculty. The author used a purposive sample of 21 NEs whom had experienced uncivil encounters with nursing students. Attendees of a presentation on incivility were asked to participate and additional participants came from nursing program Websites in a northwestern state. Attendees from the presentation on incivility, as well as the participants from nursing program websites, were sent invitations to participate in the study. The snowballing technique was used to elicit the names of other NEs that would potentially participate. Ultimately, 20 women and one man participated in the