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Nursing Education: Students' Narratives of Moral Distress in Clinical Practice
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Marie, Mæland Tingvatn, Britt Rykkje, Linda Drageset, Sigrunn |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Background: Research indicates that newly graduated nurses are often unprepared for meeting challenging situations in clinical practice. This phenomenon is referred to as a “reality shock”. This gap in preparedness may lead to moral distress. The aim of this article is to provide knowledge of moral distress in clinical nursing practice. Methods: Bachelor and further education nursing students were invited to write a story about challenging situations from their own clinical practice, resulting in 36 stories. Analysis was based on hermeneutical reading inspired by a narrative method; therefore, six stories were selected to represent the findings. Results: A finding across the stories is that the students knew the right thing to do but ended up doing nothing. Four themes were related to moral distress: (a) undermining of professional judgement, (b) disagreement concerning treatment and care, (c) undignified care by supervisors, and (d) colliding values and priorities of care. Conclusion: Nursing education should emphasize to a greater extent ethical competency and training for the challenging situations students will encounter in clinical practice. |
| Ending Page | 300 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 291 |
| e-ISSN | 20394403 |
| DOI | 10.3390/nursrep11020028 |
| Journal | Nursing Reports |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nursing Reports Womens Studies Moral Distress Nursing Students Clinical Practice Education Narratives |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
