Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2014

Stress in Nursing–An Analysis of Its Impact on Women Nurses in Coimbatore City

Dr. Mrs . S. Suma Devi, K. Sudha, V. Susithra Nandha Kumar

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This paper is based on a descriptive research undertaken in Coimbatore district, TamilNadu a comparative study to identify and differentiate sources of stress. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors causing stress and the impact of stress among nurses. The study has taken a sample of 250 nurses from private hospitals using Simple percentage analysis and Kendall’s (W) Coefficient of Concordance. The result indicated that most of the respondents are affected by headache, migraine, physical pain, blood pressure and sugar due to stress. By providing some stress free technique such as meditation, yoga and physical exercise, stress can be reduced. The study has given suitable suggestions to overcome the stress.

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Dr.( Mrs).S.Suma devi, K. Sudha, V.Susithra Nandha kumar Stress in Nursing-An Analysis of Its Impact on Women Nurses in Coimbatore City Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 11 November 2014

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