Stress levels have a significant impact on the health of Americans. It is estimated there are in excess of 159 million people employed in America today (CDC, 2016). These workers spend at least one-third of their live in the workplace. Many of these workers find themselves sitting behind a desk looking at a computer for several hours at a time. Physical activity is decreased and stress levels can be high. Stress levels are affected by many different things. Stress can be caused by personal issues, financial worries, family issues, health issues, recent loss, anxiety, work related issues such as tight deadlines and office politics. To maintain a healthy lifestyle, it is extremely important for individuals to be aware of stress, what the causes
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Many employers today are attempting to decrease the stress and stress related environments in the work place today. As stressor are reduced so are the health issues affecting workers. This has a direct impact on the cost to provide healthcare to employees. This has led to a trend for employers to create and provide education in stress reduction. There is also a focus to provide education in regards to healthy diet and physical exercise programs in attempt to help reduce stress. Stress can be reduced with regular physical exercise. Many companies are currently providing exercise and health promotion programs in an effort to assist their employees to achieve an optimal level of …show more content…
Following the NANDA – I nursing diagnosis for stress management can be extremely beneficial. Historically, nurses are on the forefront of patient care. They have the ability to pick up on the fact that a patient may be suffering ill effects of stress with patient’s complaints. According to our textbook, stress overload can be identified when the patient complains of suffering from tension and pressure that are interfering with effective decision making (Pender, 2015). An effective assessment tool that nurses can use in creating a nursing care plan are as follows (Pender,
Many employers today are attempting to decrease the stress and stress related environments in the work place today. As stressor are reduced so are the health issues affecting workers. This has a direct impact on the cost to provide healthcare to employees. This has led to a trend for employers to create and provide education in stress reduction. There is also a focus to provide education in regards to healthy diet and physical exercise programs in attempt to help reduce stress. Stress can be reduced with regular physical exercise. Many companies are currently providing exercise and health promotion programs in an effort to assist their employees to achieve an optimal level of …show more content…
Following the NANDA – I nursing diagnosis for stress management can be extremely beneficial. Historically, nurses are on the forefront of patient care. They have the ability to pick up on the fact that a patient may be suffering ill effects of stress with patient’s complaints. According to our textbook, stress overload can be identified when the patient complains of suffering from tension and pressure that are interfering with effective decision making (Pender, 2015). An effective assessment tool that nurses can use in creating a nursing care plan are as follows (Pender,