Occupational stress in nursing

McGrath, Anne; Reid, Norma G.; Boore, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/s0020-7489(03)00058-0

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“…Lee et al (2007) were satisfied with the validity of this scale in relation to its close statistical association with other scales, which measure anxiety and affect. Concurrent studies have qualitatively supported the results from the Nursing Stress Scale with the development of similar themes to the factors, which are contained in the scale (McGrath et al, 2003;Evans and Kelly, 2004;Jenkins and Elliott, 2004). Predictive validity compares this measurement and uses it to predict the performance from another measure (Young et al, 2001).…”

Section: Validity Of the Nursing Stress Scalementioning

confidence: 72%

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Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Suresh

Matthews

Coyne

2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives. To measure and compare the perceived levels of job‐related stress and stressors of newly qualified nurses and fourth‐year student nurses in the clinical environment and to explore the participants’ views on stress and stressors. Background. Stress in the nursing workplace has significant consequences for the person, the patient and the organisation, such as psychological and physical health deterioration and impaired professional practice. To address this problem, stress and stressors need to be measured and identified. Design. This study used a cross‐sectional survey design and self‐reporting questionnaires to measure and compare levels of stress in both groups. Convenience sampling involved all newly qualified nurses (n = 120) and fourth‐year student nurses (n = 128) in Dublin North‐East region in Ireland. Methods. The instrument used was ‘The Nursing Stress Scale’ (Gray‐Toft & Anderson 1981, Journal of Behavioral Assessment3, 11–23). Descriptive, qualitative analysis was conducted on an open‐ended question. Data were obtained from newly qualified nurses (n = 31) and fourth‐year student nurses (n = 40) in six acute hospital sites. Results. Levels of perceived stress and stressors were high in both groups. Themes identified from the responses to the open question by both groups included excessive workload, difficult working relationships and unmet clinical learning needs. Student nurses also reported the combination of academic demands with clinical placement as a major stressor. There was no significant difference between each group. Conclusion. Stress continues to be a problem for nurses in the clinical setting. Excessive workload requires urgent attention by hospital managers in view of widespread retention difficulties. Themes identified could provide a framework for possible interventions for improving the clinical environment for nurses. Relevance to clinical practice. These results can help stakeholders in nurse education and practice to develop interventions to reduce stress for both groups and to ease the transition from student to graduate nurse.

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Section: Validity Of the Nursing Stress Scalementioning

confidence: 72%

“…Nursing, by its nature, is very stressful (McGrath et al, 2003) with publications worldwide to support this view (Salmond and Ropis, 2005). Despite an abundance of studies on stress in nursing internationally, there appears to be little literature addressing the experience of this phenomenon within the Irish context.…”

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Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Suresh

Matthews

Coyne

2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…This encompasses stress, frustration, concentration, communication, exchange of information, and relationships within the workplace. According to McGrath et al (2003), a better understanding of each other's roles will reduce stress and will lead to better relationships between nurses and doctors. Another important measure to decrease stress can be to give health care professionals in the ER courses in effective communication and cooperative work skills (Vande Voorde and France, 2002).…”

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Patient safety and job-related stress: A focus group study

Berland¹,

Natvig²,

Gundersen

2008

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Summary This study focused on work-related stress among nurses working with critically ill patients. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of workrelated stress with regard to patient safety. The study uses a qualitative design based on focus group interviews with nurses who work with acute, critically ill patients in hospitals. Two regional hospitals were chosen. Inclusion criteria for the focus group panels included the following: nurses with advanced training in anesthesiology, intensive care, or operating-room nursing. Twenty-three nurses were chosen and they were divided into four groups. This study shows that a demanding work environment together with minimal control and social support from colleagues results in increased stress that can often have an effect on patient safety.

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“…This inventory was developed by the first author for a non-published study with several health professional groups (radiologists, clinical analysts and anatomy physiologists) that served as a pilot study for the present research. This inventory is based on the Gray-Toft and Anderson scale [41]; the results of occupational stress studies with health professionals presented by Lees and Ellis [42], McGrath et al [43], Lindstrom [44], and Calhoun [45]; and on the meta-analysis of occupational stressors by Ross and Altmaier [46]. The inventory is composed of two occupational stress-related dimensions: the functional dimension and the socio-emotional dimension.…”

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Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

2010

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Objectives To identify occupational stressors and coping resources in a group of physiotherapists, and to analyse interactions between subjective levels of stress, efficacy in stress resolution and coping resources used by these professionals. Design A sample of 55 physiotherapists working in three general hospitals in Portugal completed the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress, the Occupational Stressors Inventory and two subjective scales for stress and stress resolution. Main results Most physiotherapists perceived that they were moderately stressed (19/55, 35%) or stressed (20/55, 36%) due to work, and reported that their efficacy in stress resolution was moderate (25/54, 46%) or efficient (23/54, 42%). Issues related to lack of professional autonomy, lack of organisation in the hierarchical command chain, lack of professional and social recognition, disorganisation in task distribution and interpersonal conflicts with superiors were identified as the main sources of stress. The most frequently used coping resources were social support, stress monitoring, physical health and structuring. Perceived efficacy in stress resolution was inversely related to perceived level of occupational stress (r = −0.61, P < 0.01). Significant correlations were found between several coping resources and the perceived level of stress and efficacy in stress resolution. Associations between problem solving, cognitive restructuring and stress monitoring and both low levels of perceived stress and high levels of perceived efficacy were particularly strong. Implications for practice The importance of identifying stressors and coping resources related to physiotherapists' occupational stress, and the need for the development of specific training programmes to cope with stress are supported.

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Occupational stress in nursing

Cited by 187 publications

References 18 publications

Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Patient safety and job-related stress: A focus group study

Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

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