Abstract
Whilst debate continues regarding how to define moral distress (MD), one constant has been the belief that healthcare professionals often experience MD during end-of-life (EoL) care. In this chapter, we will discuss the concept of MD in the context of EoL care, drawing on a recent case that has attracted global attention and empirical data drawn from Morley’s doctoral studies exploring MD in nursing. We argue that the empirical data supports a broader understanding of MD and that the occurrence of MD during EoL care can highlight other morally complex issues that warrant further exploration.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Philosophy and Medicine |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. |
| Pages | 335-353 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Philosophy and Medicine |
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| Volume | 136 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0376-7418 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2215-0080 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements The empirical study discussed here was funded by a Wellcome Trust Society and Ethics Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals held by Georgina Morley.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Care
- End of life
- Healthcare
- Moral distress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Nursing (miscellaneous)
- Health Policy
