Nursing, by its nature, a profession with a higher degree of stress and is widely perceived as one of the most inherently
stressful occupations, often characterized by high rates of staff turnover, absenteeism and burnout. Justifying stress has
become the main concern in many fields, especially in nursing management, due to low output and poor staff morale as
problems related to stress. Stress management aims to maintain stress level to the point that causes a dynamic, live, and
creative organization that encourage head nurses to be innovative, creative and productive with good job performance.
This literature aimed to present an overview summary of some stress management techniques as a tool for improving
head nurses job performance through study the impact of using various techniques such as problem solving, time
management, and relaxation techniques like progressive muscles, deep breathing exercise and guided imagery exercise
on head nurses job performance.