For the last 5 years, Aeysha, a single mom, has worked as a psychiatric nurse on a locked unit in a local public hospital. She has staffed the night shift for the last 18 months. The nursing supervisor has everyone penny-pinching to keep costs down, and everyone has been asked to do more with less. In fact, Aeysha doesn't enjoy her job as she once did. She feels exhausted and drained, and is concerned that she is not giving her patients the personalized attention that she had given in the beginning of her career. Job stress can have negative effects on workers like Aeysha who suffer from ________________.

a. job burnout
b. underutilized talent
c. bridge jobs
d. an ability/expertise trade-off


Answer: a. job burnout

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