increase in the number of beds.
During this period of change and increasing demands, the student, a Staff Nurse on the hospice ward, has observed a general increase in ‘stress’ levels of the ward staff. Rising levels of exhaustion and staff frustration are apparent, along with a general feeling of ‘no longer feeling valued’. The student has observed, over time, signs of apathy in colleagues’ daily behaviour.
Nursing ranks highly in occupations to experience stress according to the Health and Safety…
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