Moral distress is an increasingly recognised psychological phenomenon in healthcare, occurring when nurses or midwives are placed in moral situations that compromise their professional and/or personal values.
In the emotionally charged world of healthcare, nurses and midwives often stand on the frontline of life’s most profound moments: birth, healing, and, inevitably, death.
Robert works at a community residential unit that provides extended withdrawal support for patients requiring additional time to stabilise their physical and mental health after addiction treatment.