Abstract

How millennial health-care baccalaureate health-care students were impacted by moral development and moral distress was explored. Study demonstrated that participants were morally developed AND had experienced moral distress as students. Educators and employers need to collaborate better to mitigate negative outcomes of moral distress (burnout, errors, and career changes, etc.)

Author Details

Kathleen Harnden, EdD, MSW, BSN, Department of Educattion and Leadership

Sigma Membership

Omega Epsilon at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Clarkson College, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Medical Ethics, Millennial, Moral Development, Moral Distress

Conference Name

Leadership Connection 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Moral development and moral distress through the baccalaureate healthcare student lens

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

How millennial health-care baccalaureate health-care students were impacted by moral development and moral distress was explored. Study demonstrated that participants were morally developed AND had experienced moral distress as students. Educators and employers need to collaborate better to mitigate negative outcomes of moral distress (burnout, errors, and career changes, etc.)