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- Competência ética como recurso de enfrentamento do sofrimento moral em enfermagemPublication . Schaefer, Rafaela; Vieira, MargaridaThe study's objectives were: to seek evidence on ethical situations experienced by nurses in the health services; to identify the coping resources which they use; and to ascertain the role of ethical competence in coping with moral distress. The integrative literature review was used as the method. The search was made in the LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, SciELO, CINAHL, PubMed, RCAAP and BDTD databases. A total of 23 studies was selected, based on previously established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results indicate ethical questions experienced by the nurses in their relations with patients and family members, the team and the health system. Coping resources used by the professionals and implemented by the researchers are described. It may be concluded that the ethical challenges and moral distress are present in the nurses' work context, and the strategies aimed at promoting ethical competence, have positive consequences in coping with, and in reducing, levels of moral distress.
- Moral distress in nurses: a description of the risks for professionalsPublication . Schaefer, Rafaela; Zoboli, Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone; Vieira, MargaridaObjective: to describe the profile of nurses and the occurrence and frequency of risk factors regarding moral distress. Method: a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with 268 nurses working in hospitals and primary health care units in the Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), between the months of March and July, 2016. Data collection was performed using the online Google Docs tool. A moral distress risk scale and a set of variables were used to characterize the participants and their context.Results: the sample mainly consisted of young women who worked between 36 and 40 hours a week, with an average monthly income between five and sevem wages and about 10 years of nursing experience. The risk of moral distress was considered moderate, with a considerable percentage of professionals showing an intention to abandon their current job. Conclusion: moral distress is a reality experienced by the nurses under study, and the identification of risk factors is one of the tools used to create coping strategies.