Stress

Stress, isolation and workplace bullying took RN Terry to a place of alcohol misuse and despair. He tells us how a specialist health service helped him to sobriety and new hope.

Medication for Angus’ chronic migraines helped alleviate his stress but resulted in dependence. He shares how meeting others with the same story helped him navigate a path back to safely managed pain.

Exposure to trauma, violence, under-staffing. Hannah talks about her workplace and the benefits of talking to a health service that understands what it is to be a nurse.

Bridget talks about the need for counselling services so graduates will realise that they can debrief, and prevent burn-out from the beginning of their career.

Grief is a normal response to loss, and many of us grieve when a patient dies. How to recognise the signs, and ideas to help you cope.

Unmanaged chronic workplace stress can become burnout. It makes us exhausted, negative, distant and less efficient at our jobs. How to recognise the signs, and prevent it.