A nurse in a long-term care facility is aware that a patient's death is imminent. The patient does not have any family and there is no one with the patient
They are short-staffed on the night shift and the nurse knows that the patient is frightened of dying alone. The patient is unconscious and appears comfortable when the nurse checks on him, but a short time later she realizes he has died alone. This is an example of __________. a. moral agency
b. moral distress
c. power imbalance
d. character flaw
b
a. Incorrect: This is an example of moral distress. Moral agency is the capacity or power of a nurse to direct his/her motives and actions to some ethical end.
b. Correct: Moral distress occurs when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action.
c. Incorrect: Power imbalance is not a concept related to ethics in the workplace.
d. Incorrect: Character flaw is not a concept related to ethics in the workplace.
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