The articles for this topic emphasize how to identify situations that may involve moral distress, and offer strategies to develop skills that support moral courage in these difficult encounters.
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- Moral Distress and Moral Courage in Everyday Nursing Practice
Ann Gallagher, PhD, MA, PGCEA, Bsc (Hons), RMN, SRN (March 21, 2011) - Using the AACN Framework to Alleviate Moral Distress
Carole McCue, MS, RN, CNE (November 9, 2010) - Understanding and Addressing Moral Distress
Elizabeth G. Epstein, PhD, RN; Sarah Delgado, MSN, RN ACNP-BC (September 30, 2010) - Moral Courage in Healthcare: Acting Ethically Even in the Presence of Risk
Colonel John S. Murray, PhD, RN, USAF, NC (September 30, 2010) - Strategies Necessary for Moral Courage
Vicki D. Lachman, PhD, MBE, APRN (September 30, 2010) - Creating Workplace Environments that Support Moral Courage
Cynthia Ann LaSala, MS, RN; Dana Bjarnason, PhD, RN, NE-BC (September 30, 2010) - Moral Courage and the Nurse Leader
Cole Edmonson, MS, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC (September 30, 2010) - Moral Distress in Academia
Kathryn M. Ganske, PhD, RN (September 30, 2010)
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