PERCEIVED STRESSES AND COPING STRATEGIES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES IN RAZI HOSPITAL, TABRIZ

Psychiatry units’ nurses are faced with several tensions. Therefore, using proper
coping methods for reducing their aggravating effects seems necessary. A survey with the purpose of
evaluating the received stress, coping strategies in nurses who are working in psychiatry units of Razi
educational and health center is carried out.
Materials & Methods: This survey was a descriptive-analytical study which is carried out with 104
participants of nurses. Data gathering methods was consisted of four questionnaires: Personal
information, Devillers,Carson and Leary Stress Scale Questionnaire,Psychnurse Methods of Coping
Questionnaire. For analyzing the data SPSS.17 is used. In order to answer the research’s questions
pearson correlation, Tukey and Regression step by step, variance tests ,t-test exam analytical were
being used.
Results: Low payment; threats from patients and attendants, lack of enough safety were common
causes of stress among nurses in psychiatry wards. Acute units nurses were experiencing relatively
more stress than other units’ nurses in which this difference was more significant in chronic units
(p=0/02) .There were no significant relation between other individual variables with job stress except
the sex variable. In a manner that male nurses have experienced more high significant stress in
comparison with female ones (p<0/05). Most nurses are trying to adaptation with these tensions by
believing in and feeling good about myself ; increasing knowledge and experience and relying on their
abilities.Using emotional base coping for nurses in acute units and using problem base coping in
chronic units is reported more than other units. Employing focus diverting thought-attention and
emotional conflict in female nurses were more than male ones , in which significant difference were
obtained in just thought-focus diversion(p=0/04).
Conclusion: Employing emotional base coping for acute wards’nurses, who were experiencing high
levels of tensions, were according to the studying (foreign and national). educating preventive
practices, management and coping with received stress is recommended for employees, especially
psychiatry wards’ staffs