Jennifer is a successful nurse who is accustomed to working 50+ hours a week. Typically, she does this well and has managed to maintain a positive work life balance, despite the extended work hours. Two weeks ago, Jennifer's son Collin needed to have surgery which required him to need at-home medical care. Despite being a nurse, Jennifer has been having trouble sleeping and has started to receive complaints about her performance at work. Which organizational factor seems to be most affecting Jennifer's stress?

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Jennifer's situation is primarily affected by family demands as her son's surgery requires at-home medical care. This is causing her stress and impacting her work performance. The other options, such as task demands, role demands, interpersonal demands, and economic demands, do not seem to be the main contributing factor to Jennifer's current situation.

Jennifer Is a Successful Nurse Who Is Accustomed to Working