Rural hospital nurse's stressors and coping strategies: a survey

Association of Social Skills with Psychological Distress among Female Nurses in Japan

“…It was also indicated that social support moderates the relationship between stressors and stress responses 22,23,26) , thus, social support seems not only directly but also indirectly related to psychological distress through perception of stressors 22) . Social support has also been identified as a key factor in management of job stress as well as prevention of burnout among nurses [26][27][28] .…”

Examining the Impact of Resilience on Work Stress and Strains in Nurses

“…These results were surprising, given that both have been reported by nurses to be significant stressors in their workplace (Glazer & Gyurak, 2008;Gray-Toft & Anderson, 1981a, b;LeSergent & Haney, 2005;Parkes, 1985). However, examining correlational analyses indicates that surface acting was not significantly related to any job strains, and traumatic events were only significantly related to the burnout facet of depersonalization (r = .20, p = .05).…”

“…Urban and rural nurses and nursing students have reported similar stressors they experience in the workplace. These stressors include: 1) death and caring for dying patients, 2) interpersonal conflict with staff, 3) interpersonal conflict with patients and families, 4) fear of failure, 5) workload, 6) inadequate nursing staff, and 7) feeling unprepared to meet the emotional needs of patients (Glazer & Gyurak, 2008;Gray-Toft & Anderson, 1981a, b;LeSergent & Haney, 2005;Parkes, 1985). Therefore, the dissertation will focus on the following four stressors: Nursing stressors such as interpersonal conflict at work (ICAW), quantitative workload (QW), emotional labor (EL), and traumatic events (TE) lead to job strains, which have harmful effects for patients, nurses, and health care organizations.…”

“…According to Dewe (1987) nurses face, "…the optimum environment for the manufacture of stress… many of the factors you would include would clearly be recognised by nursing staff as events which they encounter daily; these are: an enclosed atmosphere, working against the clock, excessive noise or undue quiet, sudden swings from intense to mundane tasks, no second chance, unpleasant sights and sounds, and standing for long hours". (p. 15) Nurses report a number of stressors they experience in the workplace, such as : 1) death and caring for dying patients, 2) interpersonal conflict with staff, 3) interpersonal conflict with patients and families, 4) fear of failure, 5) workload, 6) inadequate nursing staff in their organization, and 7) feeling unprepared to meet the emotional needs of patients (Glazer & Gyurak, 2008;Gray-Toft & Anderson, 1981a, b;LeSergent & Haney, 2005;Parkes, 1985). While many stressors among nurses have been reported to be organizational stressors such as workload, the social and emotional demands of being a nurse are an important factor, and range from conflict (Keenan & Newton, 1985) to emotional labor (Erickson & Grove, 2007).…”

“…In a study of rural nurses, 46% of nurses reported issues with their workload (LeSergent & Haney, 2005).…”