concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: moral distress

moral distress
type: Concept
broader: theories of ethics
definition: Moral distress is the anguish and suffering caused when an individual's personal ethics conflicts with and, at times, is compromised by job requirements, administrative directives, managerial decisions, workplace policies, and so on. It is an issue that many face in today's workforce. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Moral Distress]

theories of ethics
type: Concept
narrower: moral distress