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4035-20:  Stigma Perceptions as Predictors of Nurses' Motivation to Provide Care to Patients with At-Risk Opioid use  |  Analysis of Moral Distress: The Experience of Psychiatric Nurses

Mini concurrent sessions are presented live as two 20-minute presentations (described below) plus Q&A. 

Stigma Perceptions as Predictors of Nurses' Motivation to Provide Care to Patients with At-Risk Opioid use
This presentation focuses on identifying stigma perceptions that predicts nurses’ opioid use-related motivation. Identifying stigma perceptions among nurses can facilitate addressing the needs of patients who are affected by opioid use but do not have an opioid use disorder.
Presenter:  Khadejah Mahmoud, PhD, MSN

Analysis of Moral Distress: The Experience of Psychiatric Nurses
Nurses frequently face ethical dilemmas; when they are unable to act on moral solutions due to constraints, moral distress may result. This presentation analyzes the experience of moral distress in psychiatric nurses, exploring possible differences in precipitants and responses unique to this population.
Presenter:  Julia A. Smith, EdM, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  37 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify how certain stigma perceptions among nurses may influence their motivation towards working with patients with opioid use problems.
2. Define moral distress and identify one unique way in which experiences of moral distress may differ for psychiatric nurses.

Keywords:  Stigma, Opioid Use, Nurses' Motivation, Moral Distress, Psychiatric Nurse, Nurse Mental Health

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 34th Annual Conference

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2023

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