We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Using the AACN Framework to Alleviate Moral Distress.
- Authors
McCue, Carole
- Abstract
In this article the author describes a situation in which the Nurse Executive's values were in direct opposition to those of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She describes how it took considerable courage on the part of the Nurse Executive to resolve this situation by demonstrating concern and respect for a chemically impaired staff member, rather than by focusing on the situation from a strictly "right versus wrong" perspective. After describing the situation the author emphasizes the importance of the leadership role of the Nurse Executive and shares the perspective of the agency's Chief Executive Officer. The author also explains how the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' Framework (4 A's to Rise Above Moral Distress) was used as a resource to guide the Nurse Executive in moving the situation to a productive conclusion. Organizational outcomes of the situation are shared.
- Subjects
CONCEPTUAL structures; CONFLICT management; DECISION making; EXECUTIVES; HEALTH facilities; JOB stress; LEADERSHIP; NURSE administrators; PATIENT safety; AMERICAN Association of Critical-Care Nurses; IMPAIRED medical personnel
- Publication
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1091-3734
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No01PPT02