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Nurse Matu's Diary By Lilly Day"Nurse Matu's Diary" offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a compassionate caregiver. With poignant stories and unwavering dedication, Matu shares the triumphs, challenges, and transformative moments that define her journey on the frontlines of healthcare. This powerful book is a tribute to the remarkable impact of nurses and the indomitable spirit of healing.

Fight and Win Over Negative Feelings conveys a determined and proactive approach towards overcoming negative feelings. It suggests an active engagement in battling against negativity. It captures the essence of resilience and triumph over adversity, indicating a message of empowerment and personal growth.Fighting Negative Feelings and Finding Inner Happiness reinforces the theme of fighting negative emotions and introduces the concept of finding inner happiness. It suggests that by actively addressing negative feelings, individuals can pave the way towards achieving personal well-being and contentment; emphasizing the importance of taking action to combat negativity and uncovering inner happiness.

According to Chong, Tsunaka, Tsang, Chan, and Cheung (2011) the negativeimpact of stress is a global health issue. In both adolescents and adults "unmanagedstress is believed to be a contributing and/or causal factor in the development of mentalhealth and behavioral problems" (Khalsa, 2011, p. 2). Other researchers, such as Li andGoldsmith (2012) explained that, "stress, if left untreated can have unfavorable effects onthe body that may progress into chronic conditions" (p. 21). Further, Chong et al. (2011)summarized the impact of stress, as follows:Stress is a universal problem that has a detrimental effect on the mental,physical, and psychological health of individuals. Unmanaged stress may reducean individual's immune function and increase his or her vulnerability to chronicpain, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, it has a negativeimpact on quality of life. (p. 32)Elevated levels of stress and stress exposure have been linked to myriaddeleterious health outcomes (Kinser and Lyon, 2014). Specifically, Kinser and Lyon(2014) indicated that depression is one of the most costly and debilitating mental healthconditions facing the U.S. healthcare system today. According to Kinser and Lyon(2014), "depression is a leading cause of disability and disease worldwide and in theUnited States, affecting millions of individuals worldwide" (p. 665). Moreover, Kinserand Lyon (2014) highlighted the relationship between stress and depression by havingsaid "it is well established that psychological stress plays an integral role in depression2and that depression has numerous negative health outcomes" (p. 665). Recently, manyother authors have provided further analysis of the impact of stress.