Survey results: The #1 cause of a nurse’s stress
Figure 2: Average Stress Factors Scores by Nurse Type
Figure 2 shows the differences in the sources of work stress for Practical Nurses (PN) compared to Registered Nurses (RN). Teamwork, supervisors and pay / benefits are greater sources of stress for Practical Nurses than for RNs. RNs experience more work stress when it comes to work scheduling.
Next: Figure 3: Average Stress Factors Scores by Work Location →
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Nice to see that someone has finally gone to the trouble to put these ‘qualitative’ factors into ‘numbers’ on a graph that the bean counters can hopefully understand!