PERCEIVED OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG NURSES

Author Name: 1. Dutta B 2. Khanikor MS

Volume/Issue: 03/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2022-49187871/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. PhD Scholar, Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences/ Lecturer, Regional College of Nursing, Guwahati, Assam, India
2. Former Vice Chancellor, IGTMSU, Arunachal Pradesh & Former Principal, Regional College of Nursing, Guwahati, Assam, India

ABSTRACT

A descriptive study was undertaken with the aim to identify perceived occupational stress among nurses. The study aimed to find out the level of job stress of nurses working in different wards and the association between stress and different demographic factors. The sample comprised of 50 randomly selected nurses working in a selected private sector Hospital of Guwahati city. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire which consisted of two parts. PART A of the tool is the Demographic proforma. The PART B of the structured questionnaire included the OSI- Occupational Stress Index scale, constructed by Dr. A. K. Srivastava & Dr. A. P. Singh. The data obtained was analyzed in terms of frequencies and percentages and chi-square was computed to find out the associations between variables.In the study all the participants were female nurses. The results of the study found that, majority of the participants, were from the age group 26-30 years (34%) & belonged to Hindu religion (54%). Out of 50 participant nurses, 28 nurses (56%) were GNM Diploma holders, 21 nurses (42%) were graduate nurses & 1 (2%) had post graduate degree in nursing. Majority (80%) of the participant nurses were working in the capacity of staff nurse & 86% had shift duty. Each participant nurse in the study experienced certain levels of job stress and majority (74%) of them belonged to the category of moderate stress. Study found significant association between perceived occupational stress and demographic variable of ‘religion’.The study makes several recommendations in the field of Nursing Research and Nursing Practice.

Key words: stress, nurse, job, demographic, occupational