The Effects Of Affet Resilience On Stress Management Strategies

upon nurses which might be expected to increase their work related stress and reduce the

The Symptoms-Distress Checklist was used to identify the participants’ stress levels as well as any depressive symptoms. And lastly, a math exam was crafted to assess if the students’ test anxiety would be reduced. After Ankisola, Esther F., & Nwajei, Augustina D. (2013) had given out the measurements (excluding the math exam) for students to take, they only identified 72 participants to partake in the last phase of their study due to their high test anxiety levels. In the last phase, the researchers wanted to implement cognitive restructuring or deep breathing exercises. The participants were then separated into three groups. The first section of participants were in the control group, where they didn’t receive anything to help reduce their anxiety. Group two was given the deep breathing exercises and to do at least ten minute exercises 8 times. The last group was given cognitive restructuring, which had to be done 6 times for twenty minutes, and deep breathing exercises which was done the same as group two. Afterwards, all participants had to take the math exam under the same

Nurses retiring will be a major contributor to shortages in the future and monetary incentives is not enough to increase the nursing population (Duvall & Andrews, 2010). There is a physical and mental demand on nurses that are affected, especially when increasing the workload (Duvall & Andrews, 2010). Attracting new nurses by changing the view of nursing as a career option is critical to gaining younger nurses (Duvall & Andrews, 2010). Addressing the stress of nurses, physical and mental, can help with patient outcome and with the public perception (Duvall & Andrews,

Nursing is an arduous profession and it has many rewards and hardships. After devoting five years into nursing, I always ask my fellow, elderly nurses that how they manage to work at the bedside this long. The answer is usually, "nursing has changed over the years". The nursing value has shifted from patient centered care to patient and family centered care. Therefore, the focus is geared more towards patient satisfaction and healthcare costs. This in return has built enormous amount of stress among nurses, causing mental and physical burnout. The physical burnout is from lifiting and turning patients without a proper staffing and equipments provided. Budhrani-Sahni & Collegues (2016) stated that nursing is the fifth largest

Nurses are constantly trying to fulfill the needs of their patients which can place large amounts of stress upon the nurse. Working long hours, physical and emotional stressors can take a toll on the

A healthy working environment is very vital in any profession in order for the staff to do well on their assigned job. Every healthcare facility should provide a positive environment so that the employees do not get stressed when they are working. In this paper, the author will identify a significant stressful situation, provide support how this situation was stressful, elaborate using Lazarus and Folkman’s theory of stress, describe social support as a stress mediator, clarify how social support can lessen the stress experienced by the author, and how to apply the stress mediator in professional and personal life.

Working in health care is connected with a higher degree of stress than working in other professions. Nursing includes both non-specific stress and specific factors. Many hospital are experiencing increase patient workload. Changing Registered Nurse (RN) to patient ratios are affecting both nurses' job satisfaction and patient satisfaction alike. As healthcare reform pressures hospitals to cut costs and nursing shortage continues, increased patient loads are becoming a stressor in the acute care setting. RNs suffer as they feel the stress of needing to be in multiple places at one time, an unrealistic goal, while patients suffer as they see their primary nurse less often as desired, usually during times of medication or treatment administration.

Stressful work environments, long work hours and inadequate sleep all contribute to an increase in physical and mental exhaustion amongst nurses. Typically, people choose nursing as a career to help others and to make a difference in their lives, without realizing the number of duties this career demands. Nurses may suffer in silence when they are experiencing stress. The effects can impact safe and reliable care by decreasing job satisfaction, decreasing productivity, causing poor personal health, and compromising patient care. Many facilities would benefit from implementing evidence-based strategies to address nurse fatigue and burnout.

Nurses, always involved in patient care, sometimes experience detrimental effects with prolonged stress or “burnout” during their career throughout the years. Burnout is defined as an extended response to physical or emotional stressors. Some examples of these stressors are; memories of witnessing death, patient and family suffering, emotional stress of losing patients, feeling emotionally and physically drained, or emotional disconnect from staff which can all contribute to burnout. As a result, nurses can experience; exhaustion, anxiety, dissatisfaction and low capacity. Overall, burnout can have negative effects not just on the emotional and physical health of nurses but also on; patient satisfaction, outcomes and mortality of nurses and patients. Although, there are ways to reduce or prevent these negative effects of burnout from manifesting. For example, nurses can apply interventions to reduce these risks including; staff support, onsite counselors and psychiatrists for nurses and salary increases and reimbursement opportunities for nurses through clinical ladder programs. Nurses can also start by just saying no to certain requests, being aware of their tolerance level, by taking care of themselves and having fun outside of work. On the other hand, others do not think nursing burnout is fatal and nurses just need a break from their job to initiate change. Although, the issue of burnout is prevalent in nurse’s careers which need to be addressed more in society in

There are numerous elements that contribute to stress in the healthcare setting. Nurses’ days are full of physical, mental and emotional demands. There are societal demands and workplace demands created by the shortage. These stressors can become increasingly overwhelming and if there is no stress relief, job performance can and will be hindered. When fatigue and stress combine there is potential for “performance decrements”. This can include diminished capacity to manage a specific level of workload resulting in errors in the delivery of nursing care. This can produce damaging effects on the safety and advantageous outcomes for both the nurses and patients. (Reese, 2011). Therefore, finding a balance between lowering stress levels of

Nurses are especially vulnerable to several related effects of stress, such as burnout, job dissatisfaction, increased interpersonal problems, increased health complaints, disturbances in sleep patterns, as well as clinical depression and anxiety (Villani, Grassi, Cognetta, Toniolo, Cipresso, & Riva, 2013). The potential for stress can be reduced by resolving difficulties in the workplace promptly, addressing staff shortages, turnover and absenteeism, and developing clear objectives and plans (McIntosh, & Sheppy, 2013). Learning to manage and reduce stress by developing insight and coping strategies will help to maintain and promote nursing integrity and consistent patient care (McIntosh, & Sheppy, 2013).

Nurses if optimally utilized in the health care system can have a great impact in the health outcomes of the population as well as on a larger note in bringing down the cost of health care in a system. However nursing remains a largely unexplored area when it comes to its actual utilization in India. The scenario remains largely the same, perhaps marginally better when it comes to the public health care sector in Kerala. There is a dire need to focus more on the comprehensive utilization of the nursing sector in order to ensure health care for all. This study attempts to understand the roles and responsibilities that are assumed by the nurses of different cadre within the public health care system of Kerala. The study will also try to find out the current qualifications and job profiles of various nursing cadre within the system. It is highly imperative to have a clear understanding about the roles assumed by the nurses in order to see how well they can be better utilized in the health care delivery system of the state.

Workplace stress is investable. Job pressures, deadlines, difficult boss, case over loads, difficult colleagues and difficult customers can be a source of stress to many workers. The nursing profession is also filled with elements that can lead to extreme stress and often times these stress can lead to health hazards and risks. In this paper, the source of stress in the nursing profession will be evaluated,

Discuss Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman’s and stress and coping paradigm and in view of this paradigm explain age and individual difference in the experience and handling of stress

Analysis of Work Life Balance of Female Nurses in Hospitals - Comparative Study between Government and Private Hospital in Chennai, TN., India I. INTRODUCTION A. Health Care Industry – An Overview As the saying goes – “Health is Wealth”, health is considered as the most important phenomenon in today’s world which determines the wealth of the country at large. The health care industry in India is one of the largest economic and fastest growing professions. In order to create a balance between the provision and reception of health care, various strategies have been worked out which makes the industry effectively by health consciousness among people & welfare schemes [1]. Nurses play the major role in health care industry