Professional impairment

Occupational Health Nursing Practice, Education, and Research: Challenges for the Future

“…Nurses, particularly those in intensive care units or doing shift rotations, are a population at risk for stress related adverse health outcomes (Jacobson, 1985;lung, 1986). Major factors influencing stress in these areas include lack of organizational leadership; interpersonal conflicts, particularly with physicians; environmental stressors such as noise; and dealing with clients with terminal illness over extended periods of time (Cronin-Stubbs, 1985). Factors…”