One of the most underrated and previously unrecognised hazards that nurses are exposed to in their work is stress. The nature of nurses' work is characterised by stress-inducing circumstances which include issues associated with shift work, workload, mastering technology and the need to respond to emergency situations. Workplace stress was identified as a high-risk hazard by more than 60 per cent of nurses, higher than all other hazards, including lifting, needle-stick injuries and violence at work (Occupational Exposures in Australian Nurses. Results of the Project, Australian Safety and Compensation Council, March 2008).
The seminar program includes:
Associate Professor Tony LaMontagne, Principal Research Fellow, McCaughey Centre, The University of Melbourne
Assoc Prof LaMontagne will discuss his research into occupational stress and the causes and consequences of stress in the Australian workforce
Oonagh Barron, WorkSafe Victoria Senior Project Officer, Bullying Prevention Strategic Programs Branch
Minimising stress from the regulator's perspective
Andrea Shaw, OHS management and organisational change consultant, Shaw Idea Pty Ltd
Preventing stress in the health sector. A particular focus of Andrea's work is psychosocial risk, including in the health sector.
Peter Moylan, ANF (Vic Branch) OHS Officer
Preventing nurses' and midwives' stress.
Afternoon workshop to prevent nurses' stress
Consultant Andrea Shaw will facilitate a practical workshop to assist participants formulate solutions to reduce occupational stress in their workplace.
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