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This study aims to understand moral resilience among nurses in hospital settings facing ethical conflicts.

June 13, 2026BMC Medical EthicsOpen Access

Moral resilience in the face of ethical conflicts in hospital nursing practice: a qualitative study

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Qualitative study explores moral resilience amidst ethical conflicts in nursing, indicating the need for supportive strategies.

This study aims to understand moral resilience among nurses in hospital settings facing ethical conflicts.
Qualitative exploratory descriptive study.
30 clinical nurses from adult and pediatric medical and surgical units participated.
Data collected through semi-structured interviews analyzed using Descending Hierarchical Classification and Discursive Textual Analysis.
Nurses face recurrent ethical conflicts affecting their moral integrity.
Moral resilience is a dynamic process influenced by experience, relationships, and institutional conditions.
Strengthening moral resilience requires supportive institutional strategies and interprofessional collaboration.

Feijó et al. (2026) studied this question.

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