Nurses under pressure: how to cope when stress soars
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Nurses under pressure: how to cope when stress soars

Erin Dean Health journalist

Staff shortages and workload pressures can lead to feelings of extreme stress. Advice on how to identify the signs and support yourself and colleagues

Stress is a common issue for nurses, with the NHS and social care creaking under severe staff shortages and workload pressures.

Nursing Standard. 39, 6, 31-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.6.31.s12

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