Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Unpredictable and challenging circumstances make the nursing profession extremely demanding and stressful. A survey conducted just before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that job pressure, leading to stress and poor mental health, is the main reason nurses leave the profession. The pandemic exacerbates the nurse retention problem in the global healthcare system, as higher psychological pressure is placed on nurses. The concept of stress in nursing may refer to the physiological state resulting from the lack of proper experience and knowledge in uncertain situations. Such stress is harmful to nurses and patients. Nurses' emotional and psychological state is a critical factor affecting their performance, risk of errors, healthcare delivery quality, patient care, recovery, and death. Hospitals worldwide allocate funds to address stress-related issues among nurses to identify and adopt stress-alleviating measures. [To read more, click View Resource.]
