Identify three internal and three external constraints that can lead to moral distress
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answers may include the following points.
o External constraints: physicians; law; nursing administration; hospital administration/policy
o Internal constraints: fear of job loss; self-doubt; sense of futility based on previous experience
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