The Complex Issues that Lead to Nurses Leaving the Emergency Department

Does moral distress in emergency department nurses contribute to intentions to leave their post, specialisation, or profession: A systematic review

“…However, it is suggested that the extent to which nurses experience moral distress is, in part, a function of the environment in which they work ( Corley et al., 2005 ; Morley et al., 2019 ) and that moral distress in emergency nurses is stimulated by a set of moral and ethical conflicts different from those described by intensive care or palliative care nurses ( Houghtaling, 2012 ). The nature of these conflicts is being brought to light in exit interviews from emergency departments ( Skene, 2021 ).…”