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The gift of voice.

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Brown-Saltzman, K
Published in: Narrat Inq Bioeth
2013

Initial writings and moral distress research focused on nursing, however, it soon became clear that others in healthcare also experienced moral distress. The narratives discussed in this commentary show this variation not only in the authors' multiplicity of disciplines (psychologists, nurses, an ethicist, and physicians), but also in their workplace environments (prisons, hospitals, and homecare) and their roles, from students to well accomplished professionals. In other words no one is immune. By looking through the lens of time the author shows that the experience of moral distress is not isolated in time, but in fact continues to be lived over time. Other important themes drawn out here are: isolation, powerlessness, failure, regret, undermined potential and the way feelings are experienced. It is also noted that despite the pain and angst, there is a sense of gratitude in these stories. They touch our own woundedness, remind us of our own resiliency and give us hope for the redemptive power of the experience and reflection.

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Narrat Inq Bioeth

DOI

EISSN

2157-1740

Publication Date

2013

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

139 / 145

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • Students
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Narration
  • Morals
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Emotions
  • Bioethics
  • 5001 Applied ethics
 

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Brown-Saltzman, K. (2013). The gift of voice. Narrat Inq Bioeth, 3(2), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2013.0046
Brown-Saltzman, Katherine. “The gift of voice.Narrat Inq Bioeth 3, no. 2 (2013): 139–45. https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2013.0046.
Brown-Saltzman K. The gift of voice. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2013;3(2):139–45.
Brown-Saltzman, Katherine. “The gift of voice.Narrat Inq Bioeth, vol. 3, no. 2, 2013, pp. 139–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1353/nib.2013.0046.
Brown-Saltzman K. The gift of voice. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2013;3(2):139–145.
Journal cover image

Published In

Narrat Inq Bioeth

DOI

EISSN

2157-1740

Publication Date

2013

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

139 / 145

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workplace
  • Students
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Narration
  • Morals
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Emotions
  • Bioethics
  • 5001 Applied ethics