Nurses Say Stress Interferes With Caring For Their Patients

Nurses Say Stress Interferes With Caring For Their Patients - Health Council

“Nursing has long been considered one of the most stressful professions, according to a review of research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012.”

Some nurses and researchers say that organizational issues are the main problem in hospitals worldwide. Including cuts in staffing or not have a sufficiant amount of employees.”But some researchers say that just hiring more people won’t fix things. Other proposed solutions include restructuring hospitals so that administrators pay more attention to what nurses have to say about patient care and work flow, and training programs to help nurses relieve their stress and deal with ethical dilemmas.”

How do you feel about researchers saying: “hiring more nurses won’t fix things?”

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