Moral Injury, Moral Resilience and the Work Environment: Associations and Implications for Nurses

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

ICU nurses care for critically ill patients at the boundary between life and death in high stress, high stakes environments with complex moral and ethical dimensions to the care. If nurses are involved with actions that violate their moral obligations, they may develop moral injury. This session describes the results of a cross-sectional survey study which examined the relationships between moral injury, moral resilience, and the work environment and discuss implications for practice.

Objectives

Describe potentially morally injurious events in critical care nursing practice.
Explain the relationships between moral injury, moral resilience and the healthy work environment.
Discuss how moral resilience may bolster nurses to build healthier work environments.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.