critical care nursing (enfermería en cuidados intensivos)

Contexto del término Prior reviews provide knowledge about the general experience of moral distress in hospital nurses, sources of moral distress, organizational and psychological components of moral distress, as well as nurse outcomes. A major omission of prior reviews is specificity to the critical care practice area. Critical care nurses are at high risk for moral distress due to ethical conflicts created by technological advancement, high-intensity work environments, and frequent exposure to death. Attention to moral distress in this practice area is important given the frequency ethical conflict occurs and the impact on nurses, patients, and families. These factors provide the rationale for an exploration of quantitative and qualitative literature. Understanding moral distress within the context of critical care nursing may better inform future research.