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ArticleNursing outlook

Nurses' moral distress and leadership communication in hospitals serving Black patients during COVID-19.

Eileen T Lake, Jessica G Smith, Jeannette A Rogowski, Emily Cramer, Vaneh Hovsepian, Hal Chen, Nehemiah Weldeab, Connie Ulrich

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  1. Including Nursing System Factors to Address Health Disparities: A Conceptual Framework.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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Eileen T LakeCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: elake@nursing.upenn.edu.
Jessica G SmithUniversity of Texas at Arlington, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX.
Jeannette A RogowskiThe Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Emily CramerChildren's Mercy Kansas City, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Kansas City, MO.
Vaneh HovsepianCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Hal ChenBiostatistics Evaluation Collaboration Consultation Analysis (BECCA) Lab, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences Connie Ulrich, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Nehemiah WeldeabBiostatistics Evaluation Collaboration Consultation Analysis (BECCA) Lab, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences Connie Ulrich, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Connie UlrichDepartment of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.

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ADVANCED TRAINING IN NURSING OUTCOMES RESEARCHT32NR007104 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JACQUELINE MARGO BROOKS CARTHON, EILEEN T LAKE · 1999 to 2026
$11.6M
NINR NIH HHS T32 NR007104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoorer leadership communication during COVID-19 may have contributed to the moral distress of nurses in hospitals where Black patients predominantly access their care (BSH). PURPOSE: To compare nurse moral distress and leadership communication during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospitals that serve disproportionately many or few patients of Black race.

methodsIn a national hospital sample (n = 90), nurse survey data were collected (March 2021). Nurse moral distress was analyzed in linear regression models. The key covariates were BSH category (Medicare Black patient percentage) and leadership communication. DISCUSSION: Nurses in high-BSH had significantly greater moral distress and more difficulty accessing personal protective equipment than nurses in low-BSH. The percentage of nurses in high-BSHs with high moral distress was double that of nurses in low-BSHs. Poorer leadership communication in BSHs accounted for the nurses' greater moral distress.

conclusionPolicies should improve leadership communication, mitigate distress, and support nurses in under-resourced settings.

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Black or African AmericanCOVID-19LeadershipNursing Staff, HospitalAdultCommunicationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesCommunicationCOVID-19DisparitiesHospitalsLeadershipMoral distressNursingPandemics

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PMID38810535
PMCPMC12124133

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