Published in Minnesota Medicine, this article reviews the epidemiology of physician distress; describes what is known about the relationships between distress,...
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Physician Well-Being and Professionalism
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The Influence of Personal and Environmental Factors on Professionalism in Medical Education
The article, published in BMC Medical Education, aims to better understand the factors contributing to professionalism to promote development of more effective...
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Moral Distress: A Catalyst in Building Moral Resilience
Moral distress is a pervasive problem in the nursing profession. This article outlines the concept and prevalence of moral distress, describes its impact and...
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Empirical Research on Moral Distress: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
Published by the Healthcare Ethics Committee Forum, the author reviews research efforts to date exploring cultural differences in nursing roles. The aim is to...
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Medical Student Distress: Causes, Consequences, and Proposed Solutions
In this article, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the authors review the manifestations and causes of student distress, its potential adverse personal and...
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Stress in Hospice at Home Nurses: A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences of Their Work and Wellbeing
This study, published in the International Journal of Palliative Nursing, explored hospice at home nurses’ experiences of caring for palliative and dying...
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An Exploration of the Experience of Compassion Fatigue in Clinical Oncology Nurses
This paper, published in Cancer Oncology Nursing Journal, details a descriptive exploratory qualitative research study that investigated the experience of...
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Why Exemplary Oncology Nurses Seem to Avoid Compassion Fatigue
This study, published in Cancer Oncology Nursing Journal, sought to explore what within the lived experiences of exemplary oncology nurses facilitates the avoidance...
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Burnout in Nurses Working in Portuguese Palliative Care Teams: A Mixed Methods Study
The following study, published in the International Journal of Palliative Nursing, sought to identify burnout levels, risk and protective factors, prevention...
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Harmonizing Hope: A Grounded Theory Study of the Experience of Hope of Registered Nurses Who Provide Palliative Care in Community Settings
Published in Palliative Support Care, the following study explores the hope experience of registered nurses (RNs) who provide palliative care services in community...
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