Causes of moral distress in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study

The purpose of the study is to examine the causes of moral distress in diverse members of the intensive care unit (ICU) team in both community and tertiary ICUs.We used focus groups and coding of transcripts into themes and subthemes in 2 tertiary care ICUs and 1 community ICU.Based on input from 19 staff nurses (3 focus groups), 4 clinical nurse leaders (1 focus group), 13 physicians (3 focus groups), and 20 other health professionals (3 focus...