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Kan moral blir en belastning?: En litteraturstudie om orsaker till moralisk stress hos sjuksköterskor
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The Swedish Red Cross University College.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Can morality become a burden? : A literature review on causes of moral distress in nurses (English)
Abstract [en]

Background: Ethical dilemmas are present in all areas of healthcare and arise particularly when working with patients. When a nurse has to act in contrast to what they consider to be morally correct they risk developing moral distress. Moral distress can lead to mental health problems, burnout or even a career change. The element of compassion is at the core of nursing and is present during ethical challenges and patient suffering. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate what causes moral distress in nurses.Method: A qualitative literature-review based on 19 articles. Results: The result consists of one overall theme with three main categories and ten subcategories. The overall theme was patient suffering. Main categories were: Organizational causes, internal causes and relational causes. Conclusion: Moral distress in the nursing profession is a complex multi-factored problem. Both organizational and individual-focused solutions need to be implemented to reduce moral distress and there by reduce burnout and mental health problems in nurses. Future research in this area should focus on nurses and how they can better manage and cope with moral stress.

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Etiska dilemman uppkommer inom alla områden inom hälso- och sjukvård, i synnerhet vid patientarbete. När sjuksköterskan måste agera mot sina egna moraliska värderingar riskerar hen att drabbas av moralisk stress. Moralisk stress kan leda till psykisk ohälsa, utmattningssyndrom och karriärbyte. Medkänsla är en grundpelare inom omvårdnad och är närvarande vid etiska utmaningar och vid lindrande av patientens lidande.Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka orsaker till moralisk stress hos sjuksköterskor. Metod: En litteraturstudie med kvalitativ ansats utfördes. Studien baseras på 19 artiklar. Resultat: I resultatet framkom ett övergripande tema samt tre huvudkategorier med tio tillhörande underkategorier. Det övergripande temat var patientens lidande. Huvudkategorierna var: Organisatoriska orsaker, inre orsaker och relationella orsaker. Slutsats: Moralisk stress inom sjuksköterskeyrket är ett komplext och mångfacetterat problem. För att lösa problemet måste både organisatoriska och individbaserade lösningar implementeras, för att därigenom minska utbrändhet och psykisk ohälsa bland sjuksköterskor. Framtida forskning bör fokusera på sjuksköterskan och hur denne bättre kan hantera moralisk stress.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
Compassion, Ethical dilemmas, Moral distress, Nurse, Patient suffering
Keywords [sv]
Etiska dilemman, Medkänsla, Moralisk stress, Patientens lidande, Sjuksköterska
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4181OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-4181DiVA, id: diva2:1628409
Educational program
Undergraduate Nursing Program
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Available from: 2022-01-17 Created: 2022-01-15 Last updated: 2022-01-24Bibliographically approved

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