Background and Significance There are numerous studies that discuss nursing stress, sleep deprivation, and burnout rates in various areas of health care; for instance in the intensive care unit, oncology, etc. According to Andolhe, studies have shown that high stress and high work related exhaustion are strongly associated with nurses who are constantly exposed to adverse events in their working environment, such as in the ICU and in emergency departments of hospitals (Andolhe, 2015). Also, these adverse events occur more frequently than some may think; an ICU …show more content…
Various studies were performed to evaluate ways for nurses to cope with stress that are identified as “person-focused” ways to manage stress, as well as “organization focused” approaches to help decrease work related stress. An example of “person-focused” coping is maintaining optimal physical and mental health. This includes eating right, exercising regularly, and most importantly, getting adequate amounts of sleep each night. Increasing the hours of sleep alone will decrease irritability and incidence of errors, which ultimately will improve overall patient care (Roberts,