“They leave crying”: An exploration of moral distress in nurses facing workplace violence
Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals
Published online on July 09, 2026
Abstract
Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundWorkplace violence (WV) is unfortunately common in healthcare environments and leads to difficult ethical choices for nurses who must decide how to provide for patients’ care needs while also navigating a risk of being harmed. When safety takes ...
BackgroundWorkplace violence (WV) is unfortunately common in healthcare environments and leads to difficult ethical choices for nurses who must decide how to provide for patients’ care needs while also navigating a risk of being harmed. When safety takes ...