The nurse and job related stress: responses, Rx, and self-dependency

There is no simple answer to the complex problem of job related stress, which is inherent in the practice of nursing. However, some solution to the problem has to be found otherwise young people will not enter the profession and older, experienced nurses will continue to leave the profession, resulting in a continuation of the current shortage and generating more critical future shortages. Teaching nurses to become self-dependent and to assume the role of avatar offers one possible solution to cope with the problem, a solution which requires active participation by the persons involved.