title: Managing ethical distress in nursing practice.
abstract: In this monthly column, Aysha Mendes explores the many aspects of psychology interwoven into nursing practice. This month, she explores the causes of ethical distress in nursing, the effect it can have on nurses and what can be done to manage it.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Journalist, specialising in health, psychology and nursing.
authors.forename: Aysha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D013222:State Medicine; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D006113:United Kingdom