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ICU nurses' coping measures: response to work-related stressors

Critical Care NursePublished 1 February 1992
DJ Lewis, JA Robinson
Citations40
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.46
SNIP0.81

TL;DR

The environment of an intensive care unit exposes critical care nurses to a proportionately greater amount of work-related stress than most occupations.

Abstract

Stress is an integral part of every workplace. The environment of an intensive care unit exposes critical care nurses to a proportionately greater amount of work-related stress than most occupations. Several components contributing to stress as well as coping measures are discussed in this article.

Keywords

Health Professions