Investigation on the press load of nurses in dementia ward in an geriatric hospital of Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.11.023
- VernacularTitle:北京市某老年医院痴呆病房护士压力负荷调查
- Author:
Dongmei JI
1
;
Jianchun GUO
;
Li ZHANG
;
Jing FAN
;
Wei MENG
Author Information
1. 100095北京老年医院心内科
- Keywords:
Aged;
Dementia;
Nurses;
Pressure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(11):1545-1548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current situation of the pressure load of nurses in the dementia ward of a geriatric hospital, and to provide the intervention for nurses in alleviating the work and life stress of nurses in dementia wards, and in improving the work enthusiasm and the quality of nursing. Methods A total of 35 nurses in dementia ward and 36 nurses in non-dementia ward were surveyed by the questionnaire which the revised Chinese version of the stress load scale. Results The event load dimension score (27.60±6.57) and the individual vulnerability score (26.74±9.70) in the two dimensions of nurses' stress load of dementia ward were higher than those of non-dementia ward nurses, and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). The top 3 of the stress load items for the dementia ward nurses were all in the event load dimension including "I felt too much pressure and responsibility", "I felt bound by various responsibilities" and "I felt too much to do, but had not enough time". Conclusions Nursing managers should pay attention to the pressure load of nurses in dementia ward, take active measures to intervene, promote the health of nurses and improve their work efficiency and nursing quality.
