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Ethical Dilemmas I

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Ethical dilemmas in nursing are of utmost importance, as they often arise from the tension between adhering to core ethical principles and the practical realities of healthcare delivery. These dilemmas require nurses to navigate complex situations where competing ethical considerations pull them in different directions.
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Nursing Ethical Principles II

Nursing Ethical Principles II

Ethical principles are essential in guiding nurses to fulfill their responsibilities, focusing on the quality of nursing care and decision-making. These principles, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and fidelity, shape the ethical framework within healthcare settings.
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Nursing Ethical Principles I

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How Moral Resilience Shapes Oncology Nurses' Responses to Ethical Challenges: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Shanshan Zhan¹, Naying Yu, Jie Wang

¹Author Affiliations: Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen, China (Zhan); 900th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Fuzhou, China (Yu, Wang, Xu); School of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China (Li, Zheng); and Nursing Department, Sanming First Hospital and First Hospital of Sanming Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, China (Chen).

|July 6, 2026

Summary

Oncology nurses exhibit distinct moral resilience profiles, influencing their moral distress levels. Supportive hospital ethical climates and social support are key to mitigating distress and enhancing ethical navigation.

Keywords:

Ethical climate Mixed-methods research Moral distress Moral resilience Oncology nurses Social support

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Area of Science:

Nursing Ethics
Healthcare Psychology
Organizational Behavior

Background:

Oncology nurses encounter frequent ethical complexities, risking moral distress.
Moral resilience, a potential protective factor, has unclear patterns and clinical significance.

Purpose of the Study:

Identify latent profiles of moral resilience in oncology nurses.
Examine relationships between moral resilience profiles, moral distress, ethical climate, and social support.

Main Methods:

Convergent mixed-methods design utilizing quantitative (n=264) and qualitative (n=19) data.
Quantitative analysis: Latent profile analysis and moderated mediation model.
Qualitative analysis: Thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups.

Main Results:

Three moral resilience profiles identified: low resilience-efficacy-oriented, relationship-oriented distressed, and high resilience-integrated.
The low resilience-efficacy-oriented group reported the highest moral distress.
Hospital ethical climate partially mediated resilience-distress association; social support enhanced ethical climate perception.

Conclusions:

Moral resilience is multidimensional, influencing responses to ethical challenges.
Supportive ethical climates and social support are crucial for reducing moral distress and accessing resources.