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Another study came to conclusion that nursing is often viewed as a stressful occupation due to factors related to the work environment as well as various demands that are inherent in the profession. Among a sample of nurses within the United States, numerous leadership, organizational, job-related, and other stressors were identified. Coinciding with the description of the nursing shortage problem above, the two most frequently reported job stressors were lack of staff (30.9%) and too high of a workload (28.4%). Other commonly reported stressors included problems with leadership (24.8%), conflict with co-workers (21.3%), and certain types of tasks such as drawing blood and providing medication to patients (17.7%). Most concerning, due to issues such as discord within the work environment and rises in health-care costs, the stress level of nurses may be rising.

Particularly problematic for a profession that is already experiencing a shortage, the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization components of burnout have shown a strong association with turnover intentions. Further more, burnout is associated with nurses' intention to quit—a significant problem considering the current nursing shortage.

Increasing stress resiliency among nurses could lead to decreased situational stress, increased job satisfaction, and increased intent to stay. Increasing a worker's resiliency may help to decrease work-related stress and increase intent to stay. Thus, understanding the role of work engagement and resiliency in the relationship between nursing stress and burnout could go a long way in reducing nurse turnover.