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Moral distress in neonatal intensive care

October 10, 2014 by Chris MacDonald

From Nature:

Moral distress in the neonatal intensive care unit: an Italian study

Abstract:

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency, the intensity and the level of moral distress experienced by nurses working in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey involving 472 nurses working in 15 level III NICUs. Frequency, intensity and level of moral distress was evaluated using a modified version of Moral Distress Scale Neonatal–Pediatric Version. Socio-demographic data were also collected.

Result: Four hundred six nurses completed the study material indicating a low-to-moderate experience of moral distress. The situations receiving the highest scores for frequency, intensity and level of moral distress related to the initiation of extensive life-saving actions and participation to the care of ventilator-dependent child. No difference in the mean scores of moral distress was found according to the socio-demographic characteristics investigated.

Conclusion: The present study provides further insight into the moral distress experienced by nurses working in Italian NICUs.

From the Discussion section of the paper:

“The results of our study indicate that nurses working in neonatal intensive care experience a low-to-moderate moral distress…”

and

“The situations that received the highest scores for frequency, intensity and level of moral distress related to the initiation of extensive life-saving actions and participation to the care of ventilator-dependent child.”

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