S2E10: Navigating Some Of The Most Stressful Job In Nursing

Apr 5 2023 • 1 hr 9 mins

Welcome back everyone to another episode of the Nurse to Nurse podcast-straight talk with the two skilled nurses Kevin and Starshema!

Nursing is considered a hard job and their work stresses can have negative effects on health and quality of life.

In today’s episode, we are going to help you understand the stressful environment nurses experience every day.

But first, let us ask you a question, “Is being an ER and ICU nurse the same?”

You probably know that there are different roles in the healthcare facility as an ER Nurse and ICU Nurse that most people would find hard to respect speciality.

How medication works for all nurses also differs from their experience. Take note that it's an important role of a nurse to educate patients about medications, dosages, and possible side effects. This also helps to determine if nurses had adequate pharmacology knowledge of the drugs they administer.

We also talked about how you manage stress and what you could have done to be able to get back on track and save lives. Although not all stress is negative, even positive stress can have a negative effect on an individual. Sometimes they get stressed about Patients and family members who demand, lack of needed resources to do the work, or even unsupportive workers.

Self-care is not optional in the nursing profession. Nurses can only care for patients if they’ve taken steps to take care of themselves. Therefore, learning how to manage stress as a nurse is the key to enjoying a long and healthy career.

Starshema

“The most dangerous person is a person who doesn't understand their own limitation”