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A Guest in the House: Nursing Instructors’ Experiences of the Moral Distress Felt by Students during Inpatient Psychiatric Clinical Rotations

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Published/Copyright: July 23, 2014

Abstract

Significant research has been done on the impact of moral distress among nurses, particularly in acute and intensive care settings. However, little research to date has investigated the experiences that nursing students have with moral distress. Additionally, there is a dearth of research on the role of nursing instructors’ perceptions of their responsibilities to their students when encountering morally distressing situations. This manuscript describes a qualitative study conducted with eight mental health nursing instructors who acknowledged a responsibility for helping students deal with moral distress and ethical issues, but who also struggled with ways to do so. Additionally, instructors expressed frustration with their “guest” status on inpatient psychiatric units and their powerlessness to effect moral change in a medical model of psychiatric care.

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Published Online: 2014-7-23
Published in Print: 2014-1-1

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