NURS 360: Nursing Practice and Moral Distress

Objectives: The purpose of the research was to find how many newly graduated nurses and currently practicing nurses experience moral distress and burnout and what strategies are used to minimize this distress. Background: In acute care settings it was been shown that there are high numbers of nurses that experience moral distress and burnout due to internal and external problems. Methods: In this study multiple steps were used to fully compare each intervention and its efficacy in addressing moral distress through literature review and analysis. Results: The Dudinski Moral Distress Map is more effective for clinicians in practice due to its structure and analysis. Conclusion: The Dudinski Moral Distress Map is more effective for clinicians in practice due to its structure and analysis. The process of the moral distress map leads the user through steps that identify the cause and the course of action needed to correct the nurse's distress.