Signs of moral distress in nursing practice
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Signs of moral distress in nursing practice

John McKinnon Senior lecturer in nursing in the Faculty of health and social sciences, University of Lincoln

Are we asking too much of inadequately supported nurses?

Healthcare is in a turbulent place as society expects nurses to remain clinically robust while adapting to changes. That such changes have the potential to undermine care quality or nurses’ health is too often a secondary consideration (RCN 2013).

Nursing Management. 23, 6, 14-14. doi: 10.7748/nm.23.6.14.s17

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