Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: April-June | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 263-269
Assessment and Measurement of Stress Level among Nurses in Elmek Nemir University Hospital - Sudan
Mohamed Salih Alebeed Alnaiem1, Mohammed Jebreldar Abuanja Nimer2
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Department of Nursing, Kassala University, Sudan
2Faculty of Nursing Sciences, International University of Africa, Sudan
Corresponding Author: Mohammed Jebreldar Abuanja Nimer
ABSTRACT
Background: Stress in the nursing workplace has significant consequences for both the person and the organization, such as psychological and physical health deterioration, financial and social impact, and impaired professional practice.
Aim: Assessment and Measurement of Stress Level among Nurses in Elmek Nemir University Hospital.
Methods: This study was descriptive, cross-sectional hospital-based design, sought to assess and measure the perceived levels of job–related stress and stressors of nurses in the clinical environment and to explore the participants’ views on stress effects and sources of stressors. The data was obtained from nurses (N=121) working in the nursing field in ElmekNemir University Hospital, collected through direct interview by using closed ended questionnaire and The Nursing Stress Scale, the computer software package used was SPSS Version 16.0. The results were presented in form of tables and graphs.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that nurses are stressed. The greatest perceived source of stress appears to be workload at mean (1.68) followed by emotional issues related to death and dying at mean (1.56). There were clearly other factors not mentioned in previous studies, they cause more stress, this study has proven these factors are a direct cause of stress like uncertainty concerning treatment at mean (1.4) and conflict with physicians at mean (1.04).
Conclusion: The main cause of stress among nurses is environment of Elmek Nemir University Hospital and the frequency of the reported stress in nurses was high enough to be considered serious for their health and their performance. The study recommended for stress management interventions in the form of supporting and clarifying nurse's roles to resolution of conflicts, stress management programs. The study does not measure the intensity of stress experienced. Future research should be directed at the intensity dimension using physiological measures of stress
Keywords: Stress, Nurse, Workload, Environment