Abstract
Purpose This study explores the moral distress that nursing students experience during their clinical practice in Korea. Methods Data were collected using focus group interviews, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Participants were recruited from three nursing schools in three different cities; each focus group interview lasted between one to two hours. Results Twenty-two nursing students with more than one year of clinical practice experience participated. Three categories and ten themes were extracted. The following situational categories: âunprotected patients' right and dignity,â âclinical settings in which standards of care are not upheld,â âdisrespectful hospital culture,â and âinconsistent and unsystematic clinical educationâ caused moral distress. Types of responses to moral distress included: âshock and confusion over the gap between reality and moral standards,â âpowerlessness when cannot advocate patients,â âfear and doubts about nursing career,â and âmoral desensitization and disappointment in oneself.â âExpressions of moral distress and the need for adviceâ and âa search for meaning and hopeâ were identified as coping strategies. Conclusion These results demonstrate the need for systematic clinical practicum and education programs to minimize moral distress. These programs may offer opportunities for students to turn moral distress into opportunities for learning and growth in the future. Keywords: Moral distress, Nursing students, Nursing education, Qualitative research 주ìì´: ëëì ê³ ë, ê°í¸ ëíì, ê°í¸êµì¡, ì§ì ì°êµ¬
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