Moral Distress among Critical Care Units’ Nurses in Al-Hilla City

Background: Critical care nurses face several moral challenges due to frequent involvement in palliative and end-of-life care, heavy workloads, close patient contact, uncertainty in clinical decision-making, and conflicts with other healthcare professionals. Unresolved ethical disputes may result in moral distress. Objective: The main aim of this study to determine the level of moral distress among nurses in critical care units. Materials and Methods: Quantitative descriptive study—cross-sectional design is selected to carry out this study to determine the level of moral distress among critical care units’ nurses. Non-probability—convenience sample was selected to carry out the study, which consisted of (250) nurses who work in the critical care units. In order to collect data, a specific tool was prepared, which was divided into three parts. Results: The findings indicated that the majority of the study sample consisted of 129 (51.6%) male staff, 225 (90%) were between the ages of 20–30, and most of the study sample had 126 (50.4%) bachelor degree holders, in that 131 (52%) were married. The finding recorded moderate moral distress level among critical care unit nurses. Conclusions: Most nurses who are the participants in the study recorded moderate moral distress.