PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CRITICAL CARE NURSES TO DEVELOP WEB BASED STRESS ALERT SYSTEM (SAS)

Prof. Shubhangi Pangam

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CRITICAL CARE NURSES TO DEVELOP WEB BASED STRESS ALERT SYSTEM (SAS)

Prof. Shubhangi Pangam

Abstract :

Background: Nurses constitute Larger Health Care Work Force: Total: 6,30,406 Nurses. The prevalence of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction has been explored in many populations of caregivers, including social workers and emergency, medical–surgical, cardiovascular, pediatric, oncology, and hospice nurses, but rarely in critical care nurses. Basis for undertaking Organization Stress Prevention Programs to deal with negative aspects of professional life & maximize nurse’s well‐being (CS).Objectives: Phase 1: To assess the level of compassion fatigue and satisfaction among critical care nurses. Phase 2: Development of Web Based Stress Alert System (SAS). Methods: Descriptive research design was used with sample of 60 critical care nurses selected through simple random sampling. Tool used was Professional Quality of Life Scale. Result: Majority of the sample (71%) had average level of compassion satisfaction, 26% had high level of compassion satisfaction and 3% had low level of compassion satisfaction. Majority of the sample (61.3%) had average level of Burnout and 38.7% had low level of Burnout.Conclusion: Based on the findings Online Stress Alert System was developed. Web based SAS can prove as cost effective, easily implemented tool for cå of psychological health of Critical Care Nurses