E24 - Moral Distress in Critical Care Nurse Practitioners (Feat. Steven Bocchese, PhD)

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of moral distress on critical care nurse practitioners and the contributing workplace factors.

How does moral distress affect nurse practitioners in the critical care setting? What are the workplace factors that contribute to moral distress in critical care nurse practitioners (NPs)? In what way does the unique position of the NP contribute to moral distress? These questions and more are answered in the 24th episode of the podcast. Featuring Steven Bocchese, PhD, an ICU nurse turned nurse practitioner turned nurse scientist! While our discussion covers the experience of nurse practitioners, there are many parallels to bedside nursing and healthcare in general. Connect with Dr. Steven Bocchese on LinkedIn here! Researched RN is for nurses of any specialty and clinical setting where new and interesting peer-reviewed nursing articles are summarized and discussed. Develop a spirit of inquiry in your day-to-day with the Researched RN Podcast. Hosted by Steven Cuzmenco, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, NPD-BC a nursing professional development specialist and clinical nurse educator. Email ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ResearchedRNPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ with articles or topics you want to hear! Article citation: Bocchese, S., Asano, R., Epstein, E., & Johnson, J. E. (2025). The lived experience of moral…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Cuzmenco

Guest: Steven Bocchese

Topics covered

• moral distress
• critical care
• nurse practitioners
• workplace factors
• healthcare

Keywords

• moral distress
• nurse practitioners
• critical care
• ICU
• healthcare
• workplace factors
• nursing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Books & works: The lived experience of moral distress among intensive care unit nurse practitioners

More episodes of Researched RN

• E29 - The Impact of Nursing Resources on Chronic Wound Management (Feat. Eleanor Turi, PhD) · May 25, 2026 · 27 min
• E28 - EBP Competence in Acute Care Nurse Leaders (Feat. Pamela DeGuzman, PhD) · May 4, 2026 · 46 min
• E27 - Heart Rate as an Early Predictor of Severe Peripartum Cardiomyopathy · April 13, 2026 · 22 min
• E26 - Evaluation of a Pediatric Palliative Care Transition of Care Telehealth Intervention (Feat. Danielle Sarik, PhD & Bianca Santamarina Lazo, MSN) · March 23, 2026 · 50 min
• E25 - Reducing Pressure Injuries in a Cardiothoracic ICU (Feat. Sunday Caldwell, DNP) · March 2, 2026 · 36 min
• E23 - Sparking Curiosity and Passion for Research & EBP in Nursing (Feat. Lorraine Batts, DNP) · January 19, 2026 · 36 min