STRESS! -- It's everywhere! And it can be managed!
By Susan Trossman, RN
Registered nurse DeeDee Bloch knows what stresses her out: Having to say "no" to a colleague who asks for help.
As a staff nurse on her Minneapolis-area hospital's "flying squad," Bloch pinch-hits whenever and wherever her expertise as an RN is needed -- be it performing conscious sedation in the CT room or helping a nurse on another unit with a difficult cath.
Her services are in such demand that she has to turn down requests. "When I say 'no,' I can hear the frustration in my colleagues' voices," Bloch said. "I have to decide who needs help the most."
Bloch is not alone in her occupational juggling act.
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