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The Organizing Process in Nursing Management
- Work stress management
Work stress management
It is a conflict process that spoils the individual's happiness and mental and physical health It occurs when an individual is asked to perform beyond his or her normal capabilities
Work stress concept
Work stress is called Job Stress , which is generally the variables surrounding workers that cause them to feel stressed
Work pressure is anything that has a material or moral impact and takes influential forms on the decision-maker’s behavior
Symptoms of work stress
Negative effects and consequences related to the organization
- Absence from work - being late - or even stopping work
- Job turnover, ie instability in a job for a long period of time
- Complaints from employees and customers
- Lack of attention to scheduling machines in the case of factories
- Many Work accidents
- A decrease in the degree of a person’s love for his work and his satisfaction with it
- Hesitation in decision making that affects production efficiency
- Low morale
- Low job motivation among employees
- Feeling dissatisfied with work
- Poor communication and human relations
- Error in decision making
- Negatively impact the quality of work relationships
Sources of work stress
- Sources related to the same work
- Sources related to the employee himself
- Family related resources
- Lifestyle reasons
Sources that refer to the same work
o The danger of decisions
o The need for constant concentration and exchange of information with others
o Performing atypical duties
o Promotion to a job with higher demands than a person's ability
o Non-routine requirements and work
o Dealing with different organizations
o Having relationships with complex environments
o The workload increased
o Performance evaluation
o No job guarantees
o Feeling of low job security
The most prominent strategies for dealing with work pressures are the following
1- Returning to religion for spiritual and emotional support, satisfaction and calm, and overcoming stressful situations by increasing acts of worship and continuous supplication to God Almighty, which bestows peace and tranquility on the soul
2- Medical examination, exercise and hobbies Continuous exposure to work pressures has negative effects on health, and therefore periodic medical examinations are the beginning of procedures to eliminate or reduce work pressures by treating its health consequences by taking appropriate medical procedures
3- Changing the behavioral pattern through training This is a strategy that seeks to modify the individual’s behavior in response to sources of stress Working through practice to achieve the desired change
For example
a) Rest and relaxation By getting appropriate rest periods during work hours, in addition to an official vacation away from the work environment and its pressures
b) Slow down and control your anger Trying to force yourself not to get emotional, wait for the right time, and not rush
c) Acceptance and surrender It is accepting reality, living it as it is, and acknowledging it
4- Social support This is represented in the individual’s search for social support, either to obtain information that helps in understanding the problem that causes pressure to find ways to solve it, or for emotional support that helps in bearing the wave of emotion by establishing close friendships with individuals with whom he feels comfortable and whose balance and sound judgment on matters he trusts
5- 5- Alternative job opportunities This strategy is used after all previous attempts have failed , when the individual believes that the work pressures he is under have exceeded the limit and are bringing him closer to a danger point Therefore, leaving the job and looking for another alternative job opportunity to change the entire situation is the solution
In the event of a conflict with others or a difference of opinion, do not make your goal to win everything
- Opening up areas for negotiation, exchanging views and reaching compromise solutions
- Distribute the burdens on your shoulders as much as possible
- Slow down and slow down your pace and rhythm of work and movement
- Training and career development
- Re-arrange your goals when there are some that are difficult to achieve
- Do not overestimate different situations, problems and their consequences
- Limit negative assumptions (what if)
- Increased ability to withstand difficulties and problems
- Do not over-generalize things (driving, not helping)
- Stop jumping to conclusions (not taking an invitation from a friend)
- Avoid unrealistic expectations
- Time management Set a time to complete the required tasks, prepare a daily and weekly plan
- Communicate with others
- Recording stressful situations and how to deal with them
- Forgive and tolerate those who wronged you
Its impact on decisions
Individuals may lose their ability to make effective decisions, especially when their self-confidence begins to collapse, and this affects the individual's health, family, and work alike
The decisions that an individual makes may be flawed decisions, and thus they lead to more disputes, accidents, and financial losses, and may even cause the person to lose his job
Causes of work stress
• Overlapping or unclear job descriptions
• Poor communication
• Unsuitable working conditions
• Lack of ventilation
• inefficient lighting
• Isolation inside the building
All of these things can contribute to high rates of illness and absenteeism
Types of stress
First Internal or psychological
like Ambitions and striving to reach the top, then competition intensifies and the individual is exposed to pressure, striving to excel over others at work
Second External
Environmental requirements, family pressure on the father to increase his income, social pressures (customs and traditions and societal discontent when they are not followed), work pressures distribution of work among nursing staff
