J Am Acad Nurse Prac
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J Am Acad Nurse Prac · Feb 2005
Moral problems and distress among nurse practitioners in primary care.
To identify the ethical issues nurse practitioners (NPs) encounter in primary care, examine the types of moral problems that arise related to those issues, and determine the level of distress NPs experience. ⋯ More research is needed to clearly understand ethical issues and moral problems for NPs in primary care, how NPs identify and manage problems, and the effects on NPs and patients.