title: Coping with stress.
abstract: Erin felt relieved her job had been preserved during recent downsizing. Unfortunately, the nursing staff was drastically reduced, leaving Erin as the sole wound ostomy continence nurse for the entire agency. Relief at not losing her job eventually evolved into stress due to the increased workload. Erin delegated where feasible in an effort to create manageable control over her responsibilities, yet time stress occasionally remained an issue. A creative, individually centered approach to coping with stress could help Erin to meet this challenge with personal clarity and equanimity.
authors.affiliation: Weber State University, Ogden, UT, USA. sitzmank@comcast.net
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sitzman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D016272:Occupational Health; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload