A Worldwide Epidemic of Stress in Nursing!

    A Worldwide Epidemic of Stress in Nursing As an RN, I've worked in many environments that I would describe as "stressful." Why were they stressful? Because there was an abundance of stressors. People often confuse the words around stress, maybe because they're so stressed out?! Before we can learn how to handle stress in our life, it might be worth knowing what we can modify (hint: that's the stress) and what is out of our control. The Definition of Stress It seems that whenever I research challenges in nursing, the main topic seems to be stress. Whether it's [...]

2023-05-07T17:55:19-06:00By |Nursing|2 Comments

Why Do You Get Stressed? (hint: It’s How You Think!)

In the first part of this series, Is Nursing All About Stress?, we looked at the definitions of stress, stressor, emotions and feelings. We also looked at some of the statistics on the causes of stress in nursing, the negative effects on the body and mind and how emotional and mental reactivity to stressors and stress can perpetuate the stress that we experience. In the second part of the series, we’ll look at why we become stressed and begin to explore ways to stop our habit of “stressing out."

2015-06-18T14:18:03-06:00By |Nursing|2 Comments
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