Study of physical, spiritual, and social stress-related symptoms in nurses and midwiferies working at Educational and Theraputic centers affiliated to Jahrom Medical School 1383

Nursing is a stressful occupation. Stress has many effects on health and well-being of nurses. The experience of work-related stress generally quality of nurse-working lives, increases minor psychiatric detracts from the morbidity and may contribute to some forms of physical and social illness. The aim of this study was to determine physical, spiritual, and social stress-related symptoms in health care providers working at Jahrom hospitals. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to determine the physical, spiritual, and social stress-related symptoms in nurses and midwiferies. The sample consisted of 246 Nurses, Midwifers, Technicians, and diploma holders among nursing personnel. Data were collected by a two part questionnaire which assessed demographic and 55 questions about stress-related symptoms. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Physical stress related symptoms were [5.461+4.09], spiritual stress-related symptoms were [2.200+2.2] and social stress-related symptoms were [2.373+2.343]. The highest level of stress related symptoms were observed among the members faculty who worked 4-6 shift per week, worked in screen ward, the surgical, medical, operating, and obstetric wards, there were higher level of symptom in married than singles, in women rather than men, and in young faculty rather than the older. The omst sommon findings of physical stress test were sleep disorders [74%], spiritual stress fear of death [44,5%], and social stresses was lack of true understanding about their family. The results of this study indicate that there are many type of stress-related symptoms in nurses. Therefore appropriate interventions are demanded for recognition and applying measures to prevent, control, and decrease stresses are ecumenical Using the methods of reducing stress will improve the attitude of nurses to wards their jobs and will reduce the illnesses and absences from their works and will increase the quality of patient care

[Nursing students' viewpoints about the problems of clinical teaching]

Background: Clinical teaching is a great part of nursing education. It shapes skills and in this process nursing students can be prepared to take care of patients independently

Objective: To study clinical teaching problems in junior nursing students

Methods: From 70 junior nursing students of Shiraz nursing faculty only 50 of them answered questionnaire which was designed for this purpose

Findings: The most important problems in nursing clinical teaching field were: undefined students' duty in ward 96%, society and patients unfamiliarity to nursing job, 92% discrepancy between theoretical teaching and clinical work 90%, performing the primary care by students 84%, ignoring of nursing process in care 82% and lack of required facilities for students 80%

Conclusion: Undefined objectives and students' duty in ward were the most important clinical teaching problems