The Charles Evans Integrative Stress Management Program

Nurses Helping Nurses Reclaim Their Balance One Breath at a Time presented by Christine Gilchrist, RN, MSN, MPH, NC-BC; Caroline Ortiz, RN, MSN, MPH, CCAP, CMI; Jeanne Kenney, RN, BSN, HN-BC, CCAP Addressing unmanaged stress within a holistic nursing perspective, an integrative stress management program was developed by nurses at a large urban teaching hospital. Unmanaged stress often leads to physical and emotional symptoms which are correlated with medical errors, absenteeism and turnover…