After a competing business opened a successful branch in the community, absenteeism has increased in the workplace where the nurse is employed. Management has increased work hours and instituted mandatory overtime. The nurse could conclude that:

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1. Stress in the workplace can manifest itself in many ways, and one of them is increased absenteeism. Competition from a rival business can create demands on employees from employers in order to counteract this success. This can create pressure, job strain, and occupational stress. There is no indication that this absenteeism is being used to investigate changing employment to the other business. The increased work hours are possibly making the employees ill, but the job strain pressures may cause them to take illness days for a psychological respite from a stressful workplace. Increased productivity as a result of the changes in hours and overtime is not indicated.

After a Competing Business Opened a Successful Branch in the Community