Causes of stress among hospital nursing staff

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to determine the causes of stress among hospital nursing staff. The present study showed that hospital nurses in different hospitals in Alexandria can be considered potentially stressed persons. Rules and regulations in all hospitals were the main stressors for most of nurses. They were not happy with their payment. About 50% of them complained of inability to get non paid leaves. They expressed unsatisfactory feeling being prevented from enjoying other benefits like availability of medical care, availability of uniform free of charge and special transportation. Also unfavorable working environmental conditions such as lack of equipments, delay or even the non repairing of the damaged equipments and instruments. They also complained of socio-economic stressors