| I am seeing many unhappy nurses. Very often they | | | | not many positions that let these people work six |
| love their job so why are they unhappy? | | | | hours per day to let them have some balance in their |
| It seems the pressure of our society has impacted | | | | lives. This to me would be an ideal situation where all |
| on the jobs of front line people such as nurses, | | | | these front line jobs have a six hour time frame with |
| teachers, policemen and doctors. These people have | | | | then a twenty minute wind down at work time which |
| most contact with those whose lives have become | | | | involved a number of options a massage a gym a |
| stressed because of a myriad of reasons. So what | | | | yoga or meditation class to set their heads apart |
| has changed? There has always been sickness and | | | | from the work environment. With the economic crisis |
| people with problems. | | | | this is probably not an option but I feel that our |
| One of the reasons for nurses, is that once, I know | | | | society would benefit from adopting this practice. |
| it was a long time ago now but they had the fall | | | | Which areas would need this people such as doctors |
| back of returning to a supportive environment where | | | | and nurses in emergency departments, police and |
| they could let off steam amongst other nurses. I am | | | | community child health nurses are entering homes in |
| not suggesting we go back to nurses homes | | | | our communities where there are many unknowns |
| because the world has changed and nurses need | | | | and this underlying job stress filters through adding to |
| university training and that would not solve the | | | | subtly impact on their lives without supports and |
| problem now either. Why not? I know that the police | | | | opportunities to have a job change every two years. |
| often have very tight social networks to support | | | | I wonder how many marriages have ended where |
| themselves but their stress levels are increasing too. | | | | their partners absorb all this stress without even |
| The reason is that our world has become so | | | | knowing it. Many female doctors only work for two |
| complex. | | | | or three days I think this is to balance their lives and |
| Not only have these front line people got to deal | | | | stress levels. |
| with people there are now many occasions where | | | | In looking at options to help these people at the |
| drugs brings violence to a new level. There are | | | | coalface, I feel that shorter working days would |
| families so dysfunctional and diverse that you need | | | | alleviate some of the stress along with wind down |
| time and patience to work out who is the most | | | | time, as well as ongoing education and destress |
| responsible person to contact for the best outcome. | | | | options such as meditation, yoga and massage at |
| In these professions time is often a factor, there are | | | | their workplace. |