Managing Stress for Nurses

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This paper explains that high stress jobs of any kind can cause significant problems to the employees, employers and clients. The author points out that, for nursing in particular, the stresses associated with an overload of the work itself can cause serious adverse effects. The paper relates that lack of sleep, too little down time between shifts, too little social interaction outside of work, poor eating habits, inability to take care of one's own personal life are all symptoms of a nurse being overworked.

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"High stress jobs of any kind can cause significant problems to the employees, employers, and clients. For nursing, in particular, the stresses associated with an overload of the work itself can cause serious adverse effects. Lack of sleep, too little down-time between shifts, too little social interaction outside of work, poor eating habits and inability to take care of one's personal life are all symptoms of a nurse being overworked. As part of their job, nurses are expected to provide intense emotional support in the face of patient suffering, holding little power or control in the physician controlled work environment, and dealing with pain, loss, and traumatic illnesses on a daily basis. Additionally, the nation-wide nursing shortage has only exacerbated the stress experienced by nurses. These stressors have additional effects."

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