Coping With Moral Distress in Oncology Practice: Nurse and Physician Strategies

An Lievrouw, MA; Stijn Vanheule, PhD; Myriam Deveugele, MA, PhD; Martine De Vos, MD, PhD; Piet Pattyn, MD, PhD; Van Belle, MD, PhD; and Dominique D. Benoit, MD, PhD
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.505-512

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Purpose/Objectives: To explore variations in coping with moral distress among physicians and nurses in a university hospital oncology setting.

Research Approach: Qualitative interview study.

Setting: Internal medicine (gastroenterology and medical oncology), gastrointestinal surgery, and day clinic chemotherapy at Ghent University Hospital in Belgium.

Participants: 17 doctors and 18 nurses with varying experience levels, working in three different oncology hospital settings.

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