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Healthcare workplaces are high stress environments placing care providers such as Registered Nurses at high risk for occupational stress injuries related to poor mental health. Currently, healthcare authorities rely on new graduate nurses to help fill gaps in staffing; however, novice nurses are especially vulnerable to workplace illnesses, with the recent pandemic contributing to this risk. 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