B.C. researcher studies physical impact of stress on nurses
(WorldNews Canada)

Tasha Vollo-Crawford, a nurse at Royal Jubilee Hospital, says she never realized that her heart rate was always high during her shifts until she took part in a study looking at the physical impact of stress. “I see now that I’m in a constant state of stress at work,” said Vollo-Crawford, one of 10 Victoria-area nurses who have participated so far by wearing a watch-sized monitor while on an eight-day shift rotation. The study...