[Staying healthy at work--chances and risks in the daily routine of nursing]

They assist others to be healthy. On the other hand overwork, burnout and emotional disturbance are discussed more often within this particular occupational group than in any other professional fields. What makes nursing staff so vulnerable? What are the risks of care? What are the chances of making the work process of care healthy? How can we help the nursing staff to grow old in their own profession? This text is looking for answers to these questions. The author focuses on three topics: Nursing care as a female occupation, results of international research in the field of special demands in the working situation of nurses and organisational resources of nursing care to promote health at the work places of nursing personnel.