Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

Stress among Nurses' in the Paediatric wards of a Tertiary level Hospital, South India

Mrs. E. Deena, Mrs. Mary Johnson

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Background: Nurses are ideally placed to identify patients stress, provide necessary assistance and appropriate care to relieve it. However, it is observed that nurses’ also experience stress for which they too require assistance and appropriate care. The quantity and quality of care provided by the nursing personnel can be of high standard if they are free from stress. Therefore, to ensure high quality care is given to patients admitted in the Pediatric wards, nurses should be free from stress. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of stress, factors causing stress and coping mechanisms of the nursing staff to stress. To find the association between level of stress and selected demographic variables of staff. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: The study was conducted in a 2800 bedded tertiary level hospital in South India. Participants: One hundred and two staff nurses working in Pediatric wards . Methods: The purpose of the study was explained and written consent was taken. Demographic data was collected using a questionnaire. Data regarding the level of stress, factors causing stress and their coping mechanisms were assessed. Results: 50% of the nurses had moderate level of stress and 49% had mild level of stress, 1% had severe stress. Majority of them (75.5%) were able to cope moderately to stress

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STRESS AMONG NURSES' IN THE PAEDIATRIC WARDS OF A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, SOUTH INDIA, Mrs.E.Deena, Mrs.Mary Johnson INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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