Moral Distress Of Nurses Interview

Moral Distress of Nurses Interview Everyone will end up facing an issue at one point in their life when their moral code of ethics is tested. One profession where peoples’ ethics are tested every day is nursing. Nurses are put in situations everyday where they question their morals because of the decisions of those around them causing a lot of extra stress on nurses. It has become so common that the term moral distress in nurses is being studied. Moral distress in nurses is defined as painful feelings and/or psychological disequilibrium that occurs in situations in which the ethically right course of action is known but cannot be acted upon. It has become highly associated with job dissatisfaction and loss of nurses from the occupation. When I was interviewing a family, friend named Mary she said, “I actually can’t remember a week in my professional career as a nurse when I wasn’t faced with a bio-ethical issue!” This shows that when you are constantly facing issues in which there is a conflict going on between your morals that compromise professional integrity it is very easy to become distressed and lose satisfaction in your job. Mary has been a nurse for 10 years and loves her job but says that at times it gets very difficult and she sometimes questions why she became a nurse in the first place. She described to me one issue that occurred early in her career …show more content…
Mary is just one of the many nurses who faces ethical issues in her career daily. Despite all the ethical issues that are thrown their way many causing a lot of stress, they can adapt to the different situations at hand. Mary conveyed to me that she loves her job but it does get difficult at times and wonders if she really is making a difference. But, the days where you see a patient finally able to leave the hospital happy and healthy are worth all the