Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015
Job stress among staff nurses working in critical care units and their Socio-demographic correlates: A cross sectional survey
Ms. Archana K Raj
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Nursing has long been considered as one of the most stressful profession. A cross sectional survey was conducted with the objectives of assessing the job stress and its socio demographic correlates among fifty nurses working in the critical care units (Medical ICU, Post-operative ICU, CCU, Neuro ICU, Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU and Casualty) of selected Hospital, Trivandrum, which is a 600 bedded multi-specialty hospital. Samples recruited using random sampling method. Data was collected using a socio demographic Performa and Wolfgang health professions stress inventory scale. The main study was conducted after the approval of research committee .The findings revealed that majority of the subjects (52%) have moderate stress. 42% of the respondents have moderate stress and 6% of staff nurses have no stress. There was a significant association between area of working and level of stress (p=0.041) and also a significant association between experience in nursing profession and level of stress (p=0.015).
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Ms. Archana K Raj Job stress among staff nurses working in critical care units and their Socio-demographic correlates: A cross sectional survey Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 12 December 2015
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Ms. Archana K Raj Job stress among staff nurses working in critical care units and their Socio-demographic correlates: A cross sectional survey Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 12 December 2015