The relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress in ICU nurses of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017

• Published in: Nursing practice today Vol. 6; no. 3
• Main Authors: Yeganeh, Mohammad Reza, Pouralizadeh, Moluk, Ghanbari, Atefeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.07.2019
• Subjects: ethics; moral distress; nursing; professional autonomy

Background & Aim: Professional autonomy is a key component of decision-making and empowerment of the nurses. However, ICU nurses sometimes experience a degree of moral distress in their decision-making but the relationship of this distress with their autonomous performance in intensive care unit...