Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2014

A Study on the Professional Stress, Coping Approach and Mental Fitness in Nurses

Prof. Akriti Shastri

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Stress in general and professional stress in particular is a fact of modern day life that seems to have been on the increase .In recent years there has been a oad discussion on the nature of stressors experienced by members of “ high risk” occupations and professions, for instance nursing and emergency workers, whose role is to support others through traumatic scenarios .Nursing profession is one profession where the stress related issues are many and thus nurses have been selected for this current study due to the complex array of stressors that they face on a day to day basis resulting in high levels of negative mental and physical health they suffer owing to their challenging profession. Emergency Department Nurses are in particular expected to deal with additional stressors. The issues of job stress, coping and burn outs among nurses are of universal concern to all the managers and administrators in the area of health care. Therefore, the specific aim of this study was to investigate the sources of professional stress and coping strategies among nurses.

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Prof. Akriti Shastri A Study on the Professional Stress, Coping Approach and Mental Fitness in Nurses International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.II February 2014

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