# Moral distress among nurses in caring COVID-19 patients
> Arafat R.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/moral-distress-among-nurses-in-caring-covid-19-patients
Jurnal / Konferensi: Clinical Ethics
Tahun terbit: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14777509211057251
ISSN: 14777509
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 5

## Authors
- Arafat R.

## Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses experienced tremendous dilemmas including the need to perform their duties in caring for patients while they have concerns about contracting the disease. This study described the moral distress of nurses in-charge of handling COVID-19 patients which can be used as baseline data for intervention programs in overcoming moral distress among nurses. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with nurses in-charge of handling COVID-19 treatment rooms. Before conducting the survey, ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin. Questionnaires on moral distress for clinical nurses and the demographic data questionnaire were distributed to 128 respondents. These nurses experienced relatively low levels of moral distress despite the fact that they were generally exposed to morally stressful situations. Education background appeared as a factor influencing this condition, in which higher moral distress was mostly experienced by nurses with undergraduate education.

## Keywords
- Distress
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Pandemic
- Intervention (counseling)
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Disease
- Family medicine
- Clinical psychology
- Internal medicine
- Infectious disease (medical specialty)

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