A nursing student has had a clinical placement in a busy emergency department and has found the experience exhausting and stressful. In contrast, many of the nurses in the department find the fast pace exhilarating and stimulating
What factor accounts for these very different experiences of job stress?
A) Individuals who do not perceive stress are considered to be in denial.
B) Job stress is highly subjective and depends on individual and situational factors.
C) A lack of stress in a potentially stressful situation indicates a lack of understanding and caring.
D) Some people experience stress often while other personalities are immune to all forms of stress.
Ans: B
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Research indicates that how the nurse perceives a situation or what the nurse thinks about a situation is the key to how he or she will respond to it. Two people in an identical situation could have very different feelings about it. One person may see the situation as very stressful and experience the effects of job stress. Another person in the same situation may see the situation as a challenge that he or she can overcome. Lack of stress does not necessarily indicate denial or lack of understanding. No one is wholly immune to all forms of stress.
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