Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals. (2008). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
The article under consideration dwells upon the causes of the occupational stress with the examples, points at the potential adverse health effects of occupational stress, and describes how stress can be controlled in the workplace. The value of the article is that it provides the detailed discussion of the two cases connected with the problem. Much attention in the paper is devoted to the health care workers as to the most stressful jobs.
The main outcomes of the stress in the work place of healthcare employees may result into physical and psychological symptoms, turnover, absenteeÂism, and even medical errors. Considering some ways of coping with stressful situations, it is important to point to organizational and worker-focused interventions. The author dwells upon the importance of those interventions and describes the process. Much attention should be paid to combating with the stress in the workplace as healthcare employees do not have the right for mistakes even because of the personal problems.
Surviving Field Stress for First Responders. (2005). Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Web.
This source is aimed at discussing the physical, emotional, and mental stressors people face in case of a technological disaster or terrorist attack. Dwelling upon smell, sound, noise, pain and other unusual feelings people experience as the stressors, the source considers the outcome to the healthy condition. The most spread outcomes are vasoconstriction and increased heart rate, increased blood sugar or increased motor respond.
The stress response is the problems which cause those problems. People are to understand that they should limit stressful situation, but in case with the work it may be complicated. The whole article is devoted to the outcome of stress in the health care relation and stress classifications. It is possible o cope with stress at the workplace, it is just important to understand the source of the stress and to try to eliminate it. The health care problems people suffer from in case of chronic stress at workplace may be devastating for many human organisms.
Griffin, R. M. (2010). 10 Health Problems Related to Stress That You Can Fix. Web MD. Web.
This article is focused on the 10 health problems related to stress. The author does not discuss the reasons of the stress, therefore, the stress in the workplace may be also the cause of the issues discussed in the article. Asthma, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, headaches, depression and anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, Alzheimer’s disease, accelerated aging, and premature disease are the main problems people may experience because of the stress.
Griffin (2010) says that the main mistake of people is that they think that stress is in their head. However, this is wrong as stress is the response of the organism to the stressor which leads to the problems with health. Therefore, people are to get rid of the stressor to make sure that the causes of the health problems are reduced. The desire to cope with the problem on the mental level leads to nothing.
Weiss, S. (2009). Leading patient groups support workplace wellness provisions in house health reform bill. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Web.
This article dwells upon the bill which was developed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association who worked with House leaders. the most important aspect of this bill is the penalizing the “workers who do not meet certain health targets by charging them higher health care premiums continues the status quo by making health coverage unaffordable for those who need it most” (Weiss, 2009, n.p.). Even though, there is no direct mentioning of the stress as the cause of the health care problems, the work may cause much complications and the main idea of this bill is to make sure that employees are protected by the law.
Walker, E. P. (2010). ‘Wellness’ Provision in Health Care Bill Meets Protest. ABC News. Web.
The health care problems connected with stress and other reasons at the workplace are going to be controlled by the law. A new wellness program, is developed by the Senate which is going to be one of the main health care bills for the employees and employers. Thus, those companies which do not meet the wellness program will have to pay their employees more to 30 per cent. Moreover, those people who lead the healthy life are also going to be rewarded.
This aspect is interesting and should be considered. However, the idea is just the hypothesis which is to be developed. Still, reading this article it becomes obvious that people who have stress in the workplace cannot be called healthy and, that is why they will either fail to get increase in payment, or they will have to cope with the issues which cause their stress.
Galentine, E. (2009). Healthy Workforce Act may help, but employers, advisers must continue to promote wellness. Web.
The attention of this source is paid to wellness program which is going to be promoted by the government. Even though that the author of the article has also expressed the opinions of those who look skeptically at the bill and its usefulness, it is obvious that people will have a desire to improve their healthy condition. The main idea of the bill is to make people think about their health themselves, however, not all people will do it believing that having created such a bill government cares for the health employees, therefore, it should think about how to improve it.
Still, the general healthcare condition of the employees of the companies which will meet the demands of the wellbeing program is going to improve. The author of the article has gathered the points of view of different people about the new bill and the wellbeing program, however, the conclusions are not made, the reader should draw the personal ones.
Bertera, R. L. (1991). The effects of behavioral risks on absenteeism and health-care costs in the workplace. Journal of Occasional Medicine, 33(11), 1119-1124.
The article under consideration presents the research which was conducted among 45,976 employees in a large, diversified industrial company. The research was devoted to the impact of behavioral risk factors on absenteeism and health-care costs. The results of the research stated that the absenteeism and health-care costs were not required for the company as the costs were too high.
Looking at this research from the point of view of the stress in the work place, it may be concluded that employers are to care for the health condition of their employees as in this case the more advantage is going to be seen in the cost aspect. Even though this is not the result of the research, the article helps to adjust it to the stress in the work place and to the reasons why it is important to help employees to lead the healthy lives.
Heubeck, E. (2007). Workplace Stress and Your Health. WebMD. Web.
The article under consideration dwells upon the cases when the employees feel stressed. The most frequently met cases are negative work relationship and unjust environment. Those employees who work in such conditions are to think about their health as even though they do not have any signs except from stressful condition from time to time, it may lead to too complicated conditions.
People are to be heard if they have problems as when people try to come through the problem personally, they are unable to overcome the issue in most cases. Stress is the reaction of the organism to the stressor, and two reasons mentioned above are the ideal stressors which cause many problems. The article also considers the ways how to cope with the stressful situations. Such variants as the expression of the personal opinion of dissatisfaction, direct talk to those employees who create problem. People are to do something as it is inadmissible to remain the situation as it is.
Gabel, M. (2012). Overworked and Under Pressure – Stress on the Job. Northwestern Peak Performance Health Care. Web.
Even though this article dwells upon the negative effect of the stressful situations, the positive aspects of stress are discussed. The author says that the close deadline and the necessity to provide an ideal performance may be impacted by stress and the result may be better. However, in most cases stress impacts negatively human organism and may lead to mental disorders and health illnesses. The author states that stress in the workplace has become the central problem in the modern society.
Many people want to get more money that is why they work more. Others are just unable to lose their jobs, that is why they continue working in at the positions they do not like. The loss of the job is one more stressor which contributed to health problems.
Mojoyinola, J. K. (2008). Effects of job stress on health, personal and work behaviour of nurses in public hospitals in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Ethno-Medicine, 2(2): 143-148.
The article under consideration aimed to investigate “investigated the effects of job stress on the physical health, mental health personal and work behaviours of nurses in public hospitals in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria” (Mojoyinola, 2008, p. 143). The results of the research help understand the effective management of stress, ways to reduce the effect from it and prevent the healthcare problems in the future. Being devoted to the health of the nurses, it should be stated that the medical workers are more frequently subjected to stress than other employees.
The ways to cope with stress for medical workers are important as the level of the stress of the nurses impacts their performance. Being aware of the responsibilities of the nurses, the conclusion may be drawn about the importance of the coping with stress in the workplace of medical workers.
Reference List
Bertera, R. L. (1991). The effects of behavioral risks on absenteeism and health-care costs in the workplace. Journal of Occasional Medicine, 33(11), 1119-1124.
Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals. (2008). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Gabel, M. (2012). Overworked and Under Pressure – Stress on the Job. Northwestern Peak Performance Health Care. Web.
Galentine, E. (2009). Healthy Workforce Act may help, but employers, advisers must continue to promote wellness. Web.
Griffin, R. M. (2010). 10 Health Problems Related to Stress That You Can Fix. Web MD. Web.
Heubeck, E. (2007). Workplace Stress and Your Health. WebMD. Web.
Mojoyinola, J. K. (2008). Effects of job stress on health, personal and work behaviour of nurses in public hospitals in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Ethno-Medicine, 2(2): 143-148.
Surviving Field Stress for First Responders. (2005). Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Web.
Walker, E. P. (2010). ‘Wellness’ Provision in Health Care Bill Meets Protest. ABC News. Web.
Weiss, S. (2009). Leading patient groups support workplace wellness provisions in house health reform bill. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Web.