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

Included in

Nursing Commons

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