Medical-Legal Communication Among Emergency Nurses in States With Abortion Bans
Nurses working in emergency departments (EDs) in states with abortion bans report anger and frustration at the scarcity of both information and guidance provided by hospital administrators and ED managers, with concern about their ability to provide safe and appropriate care. Normal channels of communication about practice changes go unused, leading to practice challenges and moral distress.
Authors
- Lisa Adams Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-470X)
- Lynette Arnold
Institutions
- Amherst College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000001562
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in medical practice
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82