Nursing Research Article Critique

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Control is and has been a pervasive factor in the lives of many across the world, influencing the way research can be conducted or the way people try to maintain a balance in the weight or appearance. The simple principle has to ability to create complexities for a person both on an external and internal level. An example of this is eating disorders, in which a person manipulates the amount of nutrition they may receive, either by denying oneself or over indulging in it. Healthcare workers, in many aspects are at risk of developing eating disorders since a major contributing factor is perceived stress. Nurses specifically are in a unique position of susceptibility since they are in a high stressed job where control is often difficult to achieve. King, Vidourek, and Schweibert of University of Cincinnati created a study to determine if there is a correlation between disordered eating and job stress between nurses. This writer will review the study conducted, evaluate the process of the study and discuss the importance the study has in relation to the nursing profession.

Eating disorders and stress can describe in a number of different ways. Eating disorders consist of those who display abnormal eating behaviors, where a person may under or over eat (Townsend, 2009). Some disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity; in most cases these disorders fall in the psychiatry and psychiatric nursing (Townsend). Stress is also a psychological state, in which a person experiences emotional tension that can lead to or be attributed to physical illnesses (Townsend).

Evaluation of the Nursing Research Report

King, Vidourek, and Schweibert’s study is titled, Disordered eating and job stress among nurses. The authors cle...

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...have, it overshadows other poor coping skills that nurses may turn to like drug abuse and sadly, even patient negligent. In the end, through this study, they can work to improve awareness that can essentially provide care to those who may need it.

Works Cited

King, K. A., Vidourek, R., & Schwiebert, M. (2009). Disordered eating and job stress among nurses. Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 861-869. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.nu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=108&sid=56ec0737-792e-4eac-aad7-1ce285824dce%40sessionmgr115

Polit, D., & Beck, C. (2006). Essentials of nursing research: appraising evidence for nursing practice (7th ed.). Phildelphia: Lippencott Wilkins & Williams.

Townsend, M. C. (2009). Psychiatric mental health nursing: concepts of care in evidence-based practice (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.

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