A Study on Work Stress Among Nurses

By : Swapna Cherian

Page No: 27-35

Abstract: 
Day to day nursing is full of potential physical stressors, including frequent lifting and bending, changeable shifts or rosters, noisy work environments, and long hours. Experts have long considered workplace stress an occupational hazard. According to the American Holistic Nurses’ Association, nurses are experiencing workplace stress at higher rates than most other professions. These stressors include physical demands, management issues, lack of resources, and difficulty balancing home and work responsibilities.

This study investigated nurses’ work stress in different hospitals of Kanjirapally taluk, Kerala, India. This descriptive study was conducted from April to June 2020 and involved 60 nurses who had worked more than six months in four private hospitals. The work Place Stress Scale was used to evaluate occupational stress. Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis was performed to investigate the levels of work stress among these participants.

The results of the study revealed that there are 50% of nurses are having moderate, 26.67% have mild and 15% have severe work stress In general, this study can conclude that prevalence of work stress is high among nurses.

Many nurses don’t realize that they have work stress and the real cause of their physical and mental distress is their work stress and related insomnia. A proper understanding of the level of their work stress will help them to find out suitable coping strategies. The result of this particular study help them to realize the cause and find out different techniques of solution.

Author :
Swapna Cherian
Research scholar – Martin Luther Christian University, 2020.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2021.16.01.3