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Nurses: Here are 13 Easy Things to Do to Relieve Stress
High-stress levels permeate nursing and other healthcare professions perhaps more than any other type of work environment. Here are some tips that may help.
Stress is a fact of life for many of us in today’s high-stress and performance-based society. However, high-stress levels permeate healthcare and nursing professions perhaps more than any other work environment.
Stress is how the body responds under high-intensity situations, which activate the fight or flight response.
Nurses are responsible for the lives of their patients. This means they work in a consistently high-stakes environment, which leads to high levels of stress.
When nurses succumb to stress, not only does it affect their well-being but also their ability to care for their patients. Because of this, it is important that nurses working in the ER or other high-pressure situations are familiar with methods and techniques for dealing with stress.
Symptoms of Stress and Nursing
Signs of stress are exhibited differently by everyone, but some of the most common symptoms of stress for nurses include anxiety, mood swings, loss of appetite, and difficulty sleeping.
