Distress Debriefings After Critical Incidents: A Pilot Project.

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Ethics in Critical Care| June 15 2018 Distress Debriefings After Critical Incidents: A Pilot Project Kerry P. Appleton, MAN, RN, CCRN; Kerry P. Appleton, MAN, RN, CCRN Kerry P. Appleton is Clinical Education Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (kerry.appleton@childrensmn.org). Suzanne Nelson is Simulation Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn Wedlund is Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery Department, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Suzanne Nelson, MSN, RN, PCNS; Suzanne Nelson, MSN, RN, PCNS Kerry P. Appleton is Clinical Education Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (kerry.appleton@childrensmn.org). Suzanne Nelson is Simulation Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn Wedlund is Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery Department, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Shawn Wedlund, DNP, APRN, CNP Shawn Wedlund, DNP, APRN, CNP Kerry P. Appleton is Clinical Education Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (kerry.appleton@childrensmn.org). Suzanne Nelson is Simulation Specialist, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn Wedlund is Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery Department, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar AACN Adv Crit Care (2018) 29 (2): 213–220. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2018799 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Kerry P. Appleton, Suzanne Nelson, Shawn Wedlund; Distress Debriefings After Critical Incidents: A Pilot Project. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 January 2018; 29 (2): 213–220. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2018799 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAACN Advanced Critical Care Search Advanced Search Concerns about moral distress and burnout are not new; moral distress and burnout among health care professionals has been identified for decades.1–5 Moral distress was defined by Jameton in 1984 as “when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action.”6(p6) Current definitions of moral distress include the personal constraints of moral distress. Often, the choices of what is best for a patient may conflict with what is best for the organization, the care providers, the family, or even other patients.3 Nurses experience moral distress when they act in a manner contrary to their personal and professional values, which then undermines their integrity and authenticity.1 Frequently, nurses may not be able to protect patients from harm or provide patients with all the care needed.... ©2018 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses2018 You do not currently have access to this content.