Stress is a sad situation that leads to the desperation of the individual, a situation that occurs when the physical and mental limits of the organism are forced and threatened, affecting the lives of the individual. Individual stress sources include individual needs, capacity and character. Perceived differences, experiences, family problems, relationships among family members, child rearing, education, relatives' work problems, divorce and death are also individual stress factors. The working environment can also be a stress factor. If the competition among the employees in the working environment is not controlled by the managers and the employers, it causes the employees to feel incapacitated and weak in the individuals and thus the working person has difficulty in adjusting to the organization. In terms of the nursing profession, there are many stressful situations in the working environment. In order for the nurse to work more effectively and efficiently, it is necessary to minimize the internal and external factors that cause this stress and to develop effective ways of coping with the stressors as much as possible when the stress is encountered. It is very important to know how to cope with the stressors of the nursing profession from the work and social life and to develop the positive behaviors both in terms of the nursing profession as well as the qualified care the society being served.