what are challenges that nurses face in the workplace
Nursing is a stressful job and even the most compassionate of nurses cannot escape this fact. Issues such as having to work unpaid overtime if required, and being expected to perform tasks over and beyond their training or competence level can cause a great amount of stress.
The nursing shortage has caused existing nurses to work long shifts, and take up high levels of workload. Many nurses work straight 12-hour shifts and often go without a meal or a bathroom break. Nurses find themselves pulled in many directions and often find it difficult to decide what to do next.