Abstract :
Moral distress is a significant concern in todayʹs workplace and it has negative
outcomes in workplace. Moral distress consists of negative stress symptoms that
occur in situations that involve ethical dimensions. Sources of moral distress may
be personal, interpersonal, and/or environmental. Moral distress is defined as
painful feelings and/or psychological disequilibrium that results from recognizing
an ethically appropriate action, yet not taking it because of such barriers as lack of
time, supervisory reluctance, an inhibiting medical power structure, institutional
policy, or legal considerations. Groups of people who work together in situations
that cause distress may experience poor communication, lack of trust, high
turnover rates, defensiveness, lack of collaboration across disciplines, and personal
conflict. It recommended other scholars to identify the other factors of
organizational conflict, such as identifying a list of factors causing personal
conflict. So, the following are recommended: Managers should develop diverse but
appropriate strategies to resolve and manage moral distress; efforts should be made by the management to organize
seminars/workshops on morality from time to time for the employees.
