How Well Do You Handle Stress? 

  It’s hard to imagine any job in the world being entirely stress-free; there is always something to think about and always something to do, and sometimes those things can be hard or worrying, leading to stress. However, a nurse’s job is particularly stressful; you deal with life or death situations daily, and you have to witness suffering. Of course, there are many positive things to see and do, such as seeing patients recover and go home or helping with a birth, for example. However, you need to know what, due to long hours and the kind of work you’ll be doing, nursing is a stressful job.   With that in mind, how well do you handle stress? If you are good with stress and can remain calm and focused at all times, then you could make an excellent nurse. If you don’t handle stress well, don’t worry – this is something that you can learn over time, but you need to be willing to do it.