title: Who cares? Psychological stress in the operating department nurse.
abstract: The operating department nurse is subject to many stressors and while there is an optimum level of stress where nurses function at their best, too much may be detrimental both to nurses--and their patients. Jean Sang looks at the subject of stress and discusses the findings of her research.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires