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Moral distress in community health nursing practice

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posted on 2023-05-21, 00:36 authored by Diana GuzysDiana Guzys, Kathleen ToriKathleen Tori, Carey MatherCarey Mather
Contemporary sociopolitical circumstance impedes the delivery of primary health care in keeping with its underlying philosophy and tenets. Skills to negotiate the maintenance of best practice and quality care in an evolving practice environment are fundamental to nursing. Nurse education needs to incorporate the ideals of best practice ideology to ensure that all are prepared to negotiate the realities of nursing practice. In this discussion paper the experience of moral distress by community health nurses is used to illustrate why skills in political advocacy and action are equally essential as clinical skills in nurse education and professional practice.

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Publication title

Australian Journal of Primary Health

ISSN

1836-7399

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

C S I R O Publishing

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

Journal compilation Copyright La Trobe University 2021

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Determinants of health; Health education and promotion; Health status (incl. wellbeing)

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