Moral Distress Experienced by US Nurses on the Frontlines During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Nursing Policy and Practice

• Main Authors: Shannon D. Simonovich PhD, RN (Author), Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey PhD, MHA, RN (Author), Roxanne S. Spurlark DNP, MSN, FNP, RN (Author), Kristine Florczak PhD, RN (Author), Lucy Mueller Wiesemann DNP, APN, CNM (Author), Tiffany N. Ponder MS, RN (Author), Madeline Reid MS, RN (Author), Denita Shino MS, RN (Author), Bonnie R. Stevens MS, RN (Author), Elizabeth Aquino PhD, RN (Author), Donna Badowski DNP, RN, CNE (Author), Christina Lattner DNP Ed., AGNP- (Author), Cheryl Soco DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CEN (Author), Susan Krawczyk DNP, APRN, CRNA (Author), Kim Amer PhD, RN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic represents the largest contemporary challenge to the nursing workforce in the 21 st century given the high stress and prolonged strain it has created for both human and healthcare supply resources. Nurses on the frontlines providing patient care during COVI...