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How to cope when pressure mounts and stress levels soar

Erin Dean Health journalist

Advice on how to identify signs of extreme stress caused by staff shortages, and how you can support yourself and your colleagues

Stress is a common issue for nurses, with the NHS and social care creaking under severe shortages and workload pressures. In the 2022 NHS staff survey, nearly 45% of respondents reported having felt unwell as a result of work-related stress, while almost 68% of those who took part in the 2021 RCN Employment survey said they felt under too much pressure at work.

Nursing Children and Young People. 36, 3, 16-17. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.36.3.16.s7

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02 May 2024 / Vol 36 issue 3

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