Coping with moral distress during COVID-19
Maryann Godshall
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Nurses and other healthcare professionals across the US have experienced and are still experiencing different types of moral anguish during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article discusses moral distress and the other forms of moral anguish that nurses experience, how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated moral distress among nurses, and coping strategies.
Topics & Concepts
AnguishCoping (psychology)DistressCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PsychologyPandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMoral injurySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Health professionalsSocial psychologyHealth careClinical psychologyMedicinePolitical scienceDiseaseVirologyEpistemologyInternal medicinePhilosophyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawEthics in medical practicePatient Dignity and PrivacyDisaster Response and Management