The Opioid Epidemic and Untreated Pain: Ethical Tensions
I recently attended a funeral for one of my former classmates from high school who died of a heroin overdose. Tragically, there was more...
On the Pulse | 03/09/17
Ethics
Understanding Moral Outrage
In health care and the communities where we live, national and world events are shaping our future. When confronted with situations where...
On the Pulse | 03/07/17
Moral Distress and Building Resilience
Moral distress is a threat to nurse retention. It plagues significant numbers of nurses and many other health care professionals. Not being...
On the Pulse | 02/08/17
Why Ethics?
Nurses are consistently ranked the nation’s most trusted profession, and we take seriously our call and promise to patients to protect...
On the Pulse | 01/03/17
“We Got This” Research Vignettes
In a series of seven video vignettes, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing address aspects of nursing that go beyond the...
On the Pulse | 10/24/16
Advice for the nurse facing distress
Most nurses are bound to experience moral distress. It happens when they know what ethical action to take but are unable to take it. It...
On the Pulse | 06/01/16
Nurses—They’re Stressed
It doesn’t make the news as one of the “Top 10” most stressful jobs, and yet research consistently shows just how...
On the Pulse | 04/26/16
