The nursing field is one of the hardest fields because it develops a lot of stress for the personnel in this field. That is why becoming a student nurse is too demanding and stressful for the students. The students have to give a lot of them to become a good nurse. While the becoming nurses are trying the best in the school, they start facing a lot of stress because this field is demanding a lot of their time for preparing for the class and their studies. As student of nursing the stress levels start increasing since we know that we are in the program. That is why we need to start managing the stress in different ways. This way can be by setting priorities, asking for help, exercising, focusing on now, changing your perception and between other ones that are important for a great success of becoming a nurse(book). After graduating, and we are an official nurse there are risks that make nurses to be in constant stress. This is because the nurse is in constant danger of infections during the work between other problems that make them stress to the maximum (book).
Controlling stress levels while we are students can be an easy job or a hard one. One way to start controlling our stress is by identifying the things that are giving us such as a headache. For instance, we have to set priorities for the whole program on that way we know what we have to do, when it does due, what is more important, why have to do it, and of course we can have use a planner that is going to be for a great help. During the nursing programs we have to “keep it simple” like the book said (book). This is because we have a to pay attention to our school and not get distracted by family, friends or people around us (book). So, keeping it simple is the easiest...
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... dangerous for my health. After, I read this chapter help me to understand and make decisions that can be helpful my future. Also, it helps me to determine if I'm an owl or lark. I never understand why I am better studying at night than day, but now I do. In addition, by doing this assignment, it helps me to find the areas where I'm having trouble or causing me stress. Now I know that my areas of stress are work, home and school,but with the tip that I mention before I can work out everything without that much stress.Thank you for the tip and suggestion that the author of the book I can practice all that and be more organized and have a successful career with a good handle on stress
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This short informative article is about stress and how it can weigh you down and how is can be harmful to teenagers or adults daily lives. Also, it gives examples how to deal with stress and , how to manage it too. In this short article Stevens quotes ‘’Stress is related to fear. Fear is the emotion we feel when we are faced with something dangerous whether real or not information from any of our 5 senses , or even our imagination can trigger fear’’. This is saying that when someone is faced with a dangerous event real or not that fear and stress can come to play and that's not good. “Stress for Success’’ shows fear and stress so does ‘’An Uncomfortable
These conditions require nurses to possess exceptional coping skills (Bryant, 1994). Stress can be perceived as a stimulus or a response. Sullivan (1993) identifies stress as a very real experience, but most experiences are not stressful in them and are only perceived as such by the individual. Some nurses may just be "tougher" than others. Hardiness may be the key personality characteristic not just for preventing emotional exhaustion, but for turning stressful events into meaningful challenges (Bryant,
"Managing Stress: A Guide for College Students." University Health Center. University Health Center, 5 May 2014. Web. 13 May 2014.
Stress comes from many areas of life especially as an adult student incorporating school at a time in life when family and work are paramount. “Adults just returning to school have substantially higher anxiety about school in general and writing in particular than younger students.”3 Stress, best described by its "synonyms: strain, pressure, (nervous) tension, worry, anxiety, trouble, difficultly"1 has a medical history "According to the American Psychological Association, the majority of office visits to the doctor involve stress-related complaints, and stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide."2 If managed, stress can be a way to inform me; learning how to recognize my level of stress capacity is important. The Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory 5 http://www.stress.org/holmes-rahe-stress-inventory/ is a list of stressful events that contribute to illness. My personal score on this life stress inventory is 236; I fall in the category of about a fifty percent chance of a major health breakdown in the next...
Everybody makes mistakes, but it is always good to learn from them. In professions like nursing which combines pressure and tight schedules, it is important for nurses to stay sharp at all times. However, focus is easy to maintain if we adopt a problem-solving mentality and a positive attitude (Tucker, 2000). Only then can we go far.
Reentering school causes feelings of uncertainty, leading to vacillation, and thoughts of failure. Balancing a nursing career, family, and the demands of school can become overwhelming (Blais & Hayes, 2011). The pressure of school causes stress and fatigue. The returning student goes through several stages and many changes before finding balance (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Through this process of acceptance, the nurse learns to embrace the new role, of student, and allows the learning process to begin.
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College students, especially freshmen, experiencing stress is normal, but it a concern that should not be taken lightly. It is easy for situations to spiral out of control, or for freshmen to feel like they cannot complete the next four years if things stay the same. It is important for students to keep in my mind that it is never too late to try one of these coping skills, and it is never too late to ask for
My journey to finally realizing of becoming a student in this RN Executive Program has been a long journey filled with excitement and disappointing periods. I 've started this quest in the Summer of 2015 and here I am, two years later, starting my first class in the program, Nursing 301.
Why I want to be a nurse? I have asked myself this question numerous times, and have come up with a variety of answers. I think that being a nurse just embodies the characteristics that I have innately had and characterizes the person I am now. Nursing is more than a profession to me; it encompasses my life in every aspect. Nursing challenges me, nothing is ever exactly the same each day. There are so many opportunities in nursing and so many ways to challenge myself and learn new things.
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Everyone deals with stress at some point in his or her life. Most people deal with it daily. As defined in the book called Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, stress is, “The mental, emotional, and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). This stress is caused by a stressor, which is also known as “a stress-causing event” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). Stressors can take all different forms, from moving to a new town, having a baby, or even writing a paper (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). One major stressor in life can be going to college. If not coped with properly, these stressors can leave a person with too much stress that could end up harming them mentally and physically, such as developing an illness (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). There are several ways to cope with stress. Some healthy ways to cope with stress would be practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management techniques, and practicing meditation.
To me, being a nurse requires a great sense of selflessness and courage to devote your time and being to helping others. Nurses work long hours and experience straining situations for the satisfaction and fulfillment of helping others. More specifically, experiencing life and death, as well as applying your full self--emotions, knowledge, courage, and strength--takes a toil on the mind and body, but the innate satisfaction, human connections, and experiences I would be able to live through prevails over any thought of stress. The quote “A nurse is one who opens the eyes of a newborn and gently closes the eyes of a dying man. It is indeed a high blessing to be the first and last to witness the beginning and end of life” further reflects
Stress is something that everyone has to deal with in life, whether it is good or bad stress. Stress management techniques are a great way to deal with stress. Some of the stress management techniques that I learned from this course are prioritization, scheduling, and execution. Using these techniques has effectively helped me deal with my own stress. When it comes to dealing with stress I still have many strengths and weaknesses that I will explain. Some stressors I have in my life that I will discuss are psychointrapersonal, social, life events, and daily hassles. Next, I will give my opinion on my post-course survey, and compare and contrast it to my pre-course survey scores. Finally, I will explain my last goals for this stress management course.