Survey: How Are You Managing Stress?

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How Are You Managing Stress?

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hances are either you, or your patients, are stressed out. Recent studies have demonstrated that the proportion of U.S. workers who reported feeling "highly stressed" have more than doubled during the period from 1985 to 1990. Nearly half of all adults (43 percent) suffer adverse health effects because of stress, and as many as 75 percent of all 1. How would you rate your stress levels during a rypical week?

-Very

manageable

-Somewhat manageable

-Not quite manageable

-Highly stressed out

visits to primary care providers are for stress-related complaints or disorders. Stress has been linked to nearly every major cause of death, including heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, and suicide. We at Lifelines wanted to know how you cope with stress in your own life, and how you help your patients to manage the stress in their lives. To make this as stress-free as possible, simply copy this page, fill out the survey, and fax it to us at (219) 7447443. Watch for survey results in our upcoming December issue. 5. Has the stress in your life begun to affect

Your personal and social life?-Yes Your professional life?-Yes -No Please elaborate:

-No

2. Do you ask your patients about stress management?

-No

-Yes 6. What can nurses do to effectively manage stress in their own lives?

3. Do patients ask you for information about stress management?

-No

-Yes

4. Which, if any. of the following techniques do you use to manage stress in your own life?

-Behavior modification -lime management -Social support -Conflict resolution -Behavior rehearsal -Anger management -Goal setting -Workload delegation -Active listening -Thought-stopping techniques

-Self-esteem

enhancement

7. What can nurses to do help other women manage stress in their lives?

......................................................... May w e have a little information about you?

-Other: please specify ~~

Which technique has helped you the most? Explain how it has helped you:

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Your title Credentials City Care setting

State

Namehelephone number (not for publication)

WE WANT YO UR OPINION! Copy this survey and pass it around to your colleagues, or surf to "Nurses Speak Out" on AWHONN's WWW site (www.awhonn.org1and take

the survey online. Fax or e-mail your reponses STAT to: (219) 744-7443.

Your o p i n i o n c o u n t s - N u r s e s S p e a k Out! October/Novernber 1999

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