Levels of stress in our society are increasing. One only needs to pick up a newspaper or listen to the news on any given day to confirm this fact. Stress reactions frequently require medical intervention, and healthcare providers are expected to be knowledgeable about stress in order to provide adequate care. Despite this need, some of these providers are often ill prepared to provide adequate stress education due to an identified lack of medical/professional training on the topic. Research has shown that upwards of 42% of healthcare professionals have never received training on treating clients with stress or those in stressful situations. This information demonstrates a real disconnect between healthcare providers basic knowledge about stress and their role in providing this important and relevant education to patients. The purpose of this capstone project was to raise the knowledge level of healthcare providers on the topic of stress.
