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Table 2 Main category, categories and subcategories

From: Being torn by inevitable moral dilemma: experiences of ICU nurses

Subcategories

Categories

Main category

Dilemma in performing their role

Conflict with professional self

Being torn by inevitable moral dilemma

Dilemma in choosing between the benefits of the patients or the nurses

Conflicts with co-workers due to limited power

Feeling squeezed between self-authority and demands of others

Conflicts with patients’ companions

Lack of personnel for providing care to the patients

Surrounded by organizational limitations

Shortage in up-to-date equipment