Introduction: Workplace stress is a very pressing matter as it affects the health of people, their wellbeing and the execution of their working obligations. Because of the nature of nurse's work there is a high level of stress involved. Researching this issue is important to figure out the ways to prevent and ease stress from the point of view of nurses and the organizations where they work. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to find out and present the most frequent stressors of nurses in their workplace, the methods of prevention of stress and how the organizations can help nurses to reduce stress concerning their work. Methods: We used the descriptive method of Slovenian and English literature review from the year 2010 to 2020. The databases used were CINAHL, MEDLINE, Wiley Online Library, US National Library of Medicine and COBIB.SI. We used 17 articles in the final analysis. Results: We concluded that the most common groups of stressors are workplace stress, organizational stress, social-demographic stress and psychological stress. Big stressors are interpersonal relationships, the nature of work, personality and individual characteristics. The ways to prevent stress can be positive or negative, reactive or active, therapeutic or non-therapeutic and the methods concerning the management, organizations, individual sources and social support. The managers can lower the stress of nurses by reacting to it on a primary level. Discussion and conclusion: Nurses are often stressed because of the nature of their work, the death of patients, bad environment, professional relationships and disapproval from their superiors. There are different ways to prevent stress which can include different interventions to manage stress, self-regulation, exercise and social support. The managers have a significant role in lowering the levels of stress with the use of different organizational interventions, which include building a positive atmosphere, offering support and health promotion in the workplace in the context of stress.
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