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Beyond burnout: moral injury and emotional resilience among emergency clinicians.

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Τίτλος: Beyond burnout: moral injury and emotional resilience among emergency clinicians.
Συγγραφείς: Cook, Karl
Πηγή: Emergency Nurse; Sep2026, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p15-21, 7p
Θεματικοί όροι: Corporate culture, Risk assessment, National health services, Empathy, Psychological resilience, Nurses, Psychological distress, Sabbatical leave, Patient safety, Leaders, Anger, Labor turnover, Affinity groups, Mindfulness, Leadership, Hospital emergency services, Reflection (Philosophy), Decision making, Ethics, Crowds, Working hours, Psychological stress, Communication, Information literacy, Shame, Adverse health care events, Social support, Emergency nurses, Social isolation, Management, Disease risk factors
Περίληψη: Why you should read this article: • To increase your understanding of the concept of moral injury, including the manifestations and consequences for emergency department (ED) nurses • To recognise the structural and cultural forces that can result in ED nurses experiencing moral injury • To be aware of the processes that can be instigated by nurse leaders to support moral repair in ED nurses. Emergency medicine represents the moral front line of the NHS, where the promise to treat anyone at any time and with any condition is being increasingly challenged by chronic overcrowding, capacity deficits and systemic strain. In these circumstances, clinician distress – traditionally labelled as burnout – is increasingly leading to moral injury, reflecting the psychological and ethical harm that can occur when healthcare professionals cannot act in accordance with their values. This article discusses moral injury as a central hazard of UK emergency practice. The author discusses how developing moral resilience requires systemic change, including measures such as protected reflection time, peer support networks and compassionate leadership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Βάση Δεδομένων: Complementary Index
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ISSN:13545752
DOI:10.7748/en.2026.e2256