SURVEY OF JOB STRESSORS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN NURSES OF PSYCHIATRIC AND GENERAL CENTERS IN URMIA

Ahangarzadeh Rezaei, S and Sagizadeh, M and Shams, SH (2008) SURVEY OF JOB STRESSORS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN NURSES OF PSYCHIATRIC AND GENERAL CENTERS IN URMIA. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 6 (1). pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

job is one of the most leading factors of stress in our life. According to the International nursing Association report, 60-90 percent of health difficulties are the result of stress. As its known, nursing as a profession has got a high level of stress. In the case of coping with stressful factors, using coping strategies is a necessity. Regarding to the importance of effect of stress on the quality of nursing Functions, this study was carried out to determine job stressors and coping strategies among nurses who are working in psychiatric and general centers. Methods and materials: This is a cross sectional descriptive study that 108 nurses study. Nurses who were included (n=108). Data collection was done by using a researcher designed questionnaire and Coppers coping skill subscale. The questionnaire included two sections, consisting demographic characteristic and job stressors (physical and psychosocial). Data were analyzed by statistical software program SPSS. Results: The findings indicated that the crowd of wards (%44) and violence in patients (%36.4) were the most important physical factors in general and psychiatric centers. Other’s attitude to psychiatric wards (54.5%) and addict patients (44%) in general wards were the most important psychosocial factors. Also the findings showed that, coping strategies such as ”I try to recognize my limitations” (% 44) and ”I regulate my work” again (%40.9) were the most important coping strategies used by the subjects. Conclusion: Findings can pave the way for the future studies to establish some strategies to reduce job stressors and to increase the nurses. Coping abilities in general and psychiatric centers. Naturally it can lead to the job promotion of the people working in stressful places, and diagnosis of nurses problems.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Job stressors, coping strategies, nurses, psychiatric and general centers.
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 25 Feb 2018 05:17
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2019 08:19
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4508

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