A physician begins to experience headaches and fatigue and is uncharacteristically irritable both at the hospital and at home. When asked about work, the physician expresses frustration at staffing shortages leading to delays in care implementation and patient discomfort. The physician is exhibiting signs of which phenomenon?

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The physician is experiencing moral distress, which occurs when one knows the right thing to do but is constrained from doing it due to external factors, such as staffing shortages, leading to frustration and emotional symptoms.

A Physician Begins to Experience Headaches and Fatigue and Is