When healthcare staff have to make care decisions that go against their values, a conflict of conscience can arise
The concepts of moral injury and moral distress came to the fore in nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic when, says mental health nurse researcher Emily Wood, healthcare professionals were being placed in difficult circumstances. They were, for example, having to make decisions about which of the sickest patients could be admitted to a limited number of intensive care beds.
Emergency Nurse. 31, 3, 10-11. doi: 10.7748/en.31.3.10.s4
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