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A Brief Theory Critique: The Theory of Moral Reckoning
Kathleen E Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum1
1Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Nurses continually face moral dilemmas and endure moral distress. As a result, nurses experience emotional, physical, and professional consequences. When nurses experience moral distress the nursing workforce is hurt, and patient outcomes suffer. The theory of Moral Reckoning is a framework to understand how nurses process the experience of moral distress. Theory critique is a tool to test the functionality of a theory. This brief theory critique of Moral Reckoning examines the theory's application value.
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