Investigation of occupational stress among nurses of different years of work experience
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.32.013
- VernacularTitle:不同护龄护士职业压力的调查
- Author:
Qing-Hua ZOU
1
;
Cui-Ping WANG
;
Yu-Mei YANG
Author Information
1. 150001,哈尔滨医科大学附属第四医院透析室
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Occupational stress;
Investigation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(32):3880-3882
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the present situation of occupational stress and to compare occupational stress among nurses of different years of work experience. Methods 234 subjects were enrolled by using convenience sampling method. Research instruments used in this study were demographic questionnaire and the Nurse Working Pressure Test Table. SPSS version 13.0 was used for data analysis. Results The level of the overall occupational stress among nurses was moderate. The five subscales of occupational stress in descending order were workload and time management, professional and career issues, caring for and interaction with patients, problems with resource and working environment, interpersonal relationships and management issues. There was no significant difference of occupational stress by subscales among nurses of different years of work experience (P ＞ 0.05) while there was significant difference of the overall occupational stress level (P <0. 01). Conclusions Years of work experience affect overall occupational stress of nurses. Nursing managers should pay more attention to satisfaction of nurses and improve their mental health so as to increase their work initiative and level of nursing service.
