DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/HJV6-1T91
Defense Date
2012
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
D. Patricia Gray
Abstract
Published literature has focused on understanding moral distress from a descriptive standpoint. Missing from the literature is an exploration of the role a nurse can play in his/her/own moral distress.A qualitative study with an interpretive design incorporated Clandinin and Connelly' narrative methodology. Results highlighted assumptions were made by participants in the absence of resources, which led them to" know the right action to take" from their own perspective.
Rights
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
December 2012