Nurses play a critically important role in health care delivery as caregivers, patient advocates, managers of care, and decision-makers, who use critical thinking-skills in order to come up with the best outcomes for patients, as well as helping the patients’ families through tough health challenges. Their varying roles as dependable counselors, comforters, confidants, and great listeners are a big part of the reason why nurses are so vital in the health care system. Indeed, polls conducted by the Gallup Organization consistently list nursing as one of the nation's most trusted professions. However, many nurses pay a huge price for their service. Indeed, research shows that, on average, nurses are less healthy than the general public. They are more likely to be overweight, have higher levels of stress, and get less sleep. The heavy lifting required on the job makes nurses seven times more susceptible to musculoskeletal injuries like back pain, an ailment that afflicts large numbers of Americans.

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护士面临的健康挑战概述

护士作为护理人员、患者倡导者、护理经理和决策者在医疗保健服务中发挥着至关重要的作用，他们使用批判性思维技能为患者提供最佳结果，并帮助患者家庭应对严峻的健康挑战。他们作为可靠的顾问、安慰者、知己和伟大的倾听者的不同角色是护士在医疗保健系统中如此重要的重要原因。事实上，盖洛普组织进行的民意调查一致将护理列为美国最受信任的职业之一。然而，许多护士为他们的服务付出了巨大的代价。事实上，研究表明，平均而言，护士的健康状况不如公众。他们更有可能超重，压力更大，睡眠更少。