professional ethical challenges and suggested strategies in nursing: a qualitative study

Professional ethics are important to support the ethical decision making of nurses and to respond to the current challenges in healthcare. this study was to explore professional ethical challenges and the strategies to address the ethical challenges in clinical in a muslim country. this study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative approach. two focus groups and semi-structured individual interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. participants shared their experiences and perceptions of professional ethical challenges and suggested strategies. nine ethical challenges were identified: 1) less patient-centered care; 2) giving bad news to the patient and family; 3) ethical decision making about no treatment, no mechanical ventilation, and no resuscitation; 4) not considering patients’ culture in nursing care; 5) new technologies and challenges related to overuse; 6) health information as an ethical challenge for managing and using large patient datasets; 7) nursing in disasters or crises and the challenge of respecting ethical principles; 8) palliative care for patients; and 9) fear created moral distress. study findings highlight ethical challenges that nurses have in clinical practical and the strategies that can be used.moral distress. the findings underscore the ethical challenges faced by nurses in clinical practice and suggest strategies for addressing each challenge in iran.