JNUR_V5_N2_CS1 Sobia Idress Abdul-Sattar Journal on Nursing 2231 – 4504 5 2 28 32 Stress, Nurse Burnout, Stress Management, Health Care Providers In this modern era, health care has become more and more complex globally. Among all the health care providers, nurses and physicians are most likely to suffer from physical and emotional stress due to complex nature of job in the health care setting. This paper has highlighted the most probable factors of stress among nurses, and proposed some strategies by incorporating leadership and management theory in order to support recommendations at national and international level. Stress among nurses ultimately leads to burnout, which does not only affect their physical and psychological aspects of health but also organizational productivity and outcomes. Moreover, stress is the main leading cause of many other organizational issues including, lack of motivation, turnover, absenteeism, and so on. May - July 2015 Copyright © 2015 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3573