Mahboobeh Khosravani, Sara Solymani, Mohaddeseh Mohsenpour
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Abstract
Objective: The present study was performed with the aim of exploring the experiences of moral distress among perioperative nurses in Iran, specifically focusing on their encounters with anaesthetised patients. Despite its significance, this issue has received limited attention from researchers.
Methods: A phenomenological study based on Van Manen's six-research-activities approach was employed in this study. The phenomenon was perioperative nurses experience of moral distress. Perioperative nurses in two general hospitals in Iran were purposefully invited as participants. Semi-structured individual interviews were performed using open-ended questions, and two focus groups were conducted. Interviews were recorded using a digital sound recorder and typed word for word upon the participant's consent. Thematic analysis was performed by hermeneutic phenomenological reflection.
Finding: Lived experiences of perioperative nurses of moral distress were derived from three main themes: psychological confusion, low self-esteem, and struggle to look after oneself.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that perioperative nurses experienced moral distress as a negative feeling which threatens their humanity and professional work. Understanding this experience can empower nurses to uphold their values and encourages managers and researchers to intervene to reduce moral distress.
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The Journal of Perioperative Practice (JPP) is the official journal of the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP). It is an international, peer reviewed journal with a multidisciplinary ethos across all aspects of perioperative care. The overall aim of the journal is to improve patient safety through informing and developing practice. It is an informative professional journal which provides current evidence-based practice, clinical, management and educational developments for practitioners working in the perioperative environment. The journal promotes perioperative practice by publishing clinical research-based articles, literature reviews, topical discussions, advice on clinical issues, current news items and product information.
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