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Relationship between ICU nurses’ moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover

Shoorideh, Foroozan Atashzadeh, Ashktorab, Tahereh, Yaghmaei, Farideh, Alavi Majd, Hamid·2015·Nursing Ethics
DOI 10.1177/0969733014534874
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Background: Moral distress is one of intensive care unit nurses’ major problems, which may happen due to various reasons, and has several consequences. Due to various moral distress outcomes in intensive care unit nurses, and their impact on nurses’ personal and professional practice, recognizing moral distress is very important. Research objective: The aim of this study was to determine correlation between moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover in intensive care unit nurses. Research design: This study is a descriptive-correlation research. Participants and research context: A total of 159 intensive care unit nurses were selected from medical sciences universities in Iran. Data collection instruments included “demographic questionnaire,” “ICU Nurses’ Moral Distress Scale,” “Copenhagen Burnout Inventory” and “Hinshaw and Atwood Turnover Scale.” Data analysis was done by using SPSS 19 . Ethical considerations: Informed consent from samples and research approval was obtained from Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University Research Ethics Board in Tehran. Findings: The findings showed intensive care unit nurses’ moral distress and anticipated turnover was high, but burnout was moderate. The results revealed that there was a positive statistical correlation between intensive care unit nurses’ age, their work experience and the fraction of nurses’ number to number of intensive care unit beds with their moral distress and burnout. However, there were no correlation between gender, marriage status, educational degree and work shift and moral distress. Discussion: Some of the findings of this research are consistent with other studies and some of them are inconsistent. Conclusion: Similarly, moral distress with burnout and anticipated turnover did not have statistical correlation. However, a positive correlation was found between burnout and anticipated turnover. The results showed that increase in the recruitment of young nurses, and nursing personnel, and diminishing intensive care unit nurses’ moral distress, burnout and their turnover intention are essential.

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Authors
Shoorideh, F. A., Ashktorab, T., Yaghmaei, F., & Alavi Majd, H.
Affiliations
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
Ashktorab, Tahereh
ORCID
Ashktorab, Tahereh
Venue
Nursing Ethics
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2014-06-19
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
64-76
ISSN
  • 0969-7330 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-0989
DOI
10.1177/0969733014534874
OpenAlex
W2170976713
Cited by
212
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Nursing Ethics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
Keywords
moral distress, burnout, turnover intention, intensive care unit nurses, nurse staffing, nurse age and experience, nursing workforce
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Burnout, Professional, Conflict, Psychological, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Iran, Male, Morals, Nurses, Personnel Turnover, Surveys and Questionnaires, Statistics as Topic, Stress, Psychological

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