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Healthy Nurse Strategies: Combating Stress in the Workplace

Job stress, or occupational stress, is a major contributor to disease and injury among healthcare providers (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2008; Farmilo, 2014; Jacksonville University, n.d.; The Joint Commission [TJC], 2011). In this post, I’ll identify sources of job stress for nurses and look at ways organizations and nurses