Stress and Health in Nursing Students: The Nurse Engagement and Wellness Study

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Stress and Health in Nursing Students: The Nurse Engagement and Wellness Study

As the largest group of healthcare professionals in the world, nurses play a far-reaching role in healthcare systems. In hospitals, direct patient contact places nurses in a position to directly affect the outcomes, safety, and satisfaction of patients. However, chronic psychosocial stress can negatively affect the capacity of nurses to provide quality care by increasing the risk for medical error and reducing job satisfaction 



Nurses experience stress as a result of demanding work responsibilities, long shifts, frequently changing roles, and—in some instances—incivility between coworkers. This type of frequent and prolonged stress exposure can cause biological deterioration (i.e., allostatic load) that increases individuals’ susceptibility to numerous health problems and cognitive decline.

Among nurses, work-related stress has been associated with health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes, as well as with greater risk for depression, burnout, and suicidality. Chronic stress can also affect cognitive function, including attention and memory, which among nurses could increase their risk of committing medication errors, failing to recognize life-threatening signs and symptoms, or missing other critical patient safety issues,. Stress also increases turnover (i.e., quitting a current job) and attrition.





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