Journal des soins infirmiers et des soins

Stress, Psychoneuroimmunology and Self-care: What Every Nurse Needs to Know

Abstract

Carey S Clark

This paper explores the effects of stress on nurses, patients, and the healing environments. Through a synthesized review of the effects of stress on the psychoneuro-immunological system, this article provides strong evidence for why nurses must create and enact caring-healing processes from both a physiological and ethical perspective. The ethical call toward decreasing stress for the self, for our patients, and in our workplace environments is made.