The status and its influencing factors of job stressors in postpartum nurses with the second-child / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the status and its influencing factors of job stressors in postpartum nurses with the second-child.Methods A total of 127 postpartum nurses with the second-child from 18 tertiary general hospitals in Beijing were investigated with general information questionnaire and the Nurse Stressor Scale.Results The scores of the Nurse Stressor Scale of postpartum nurses with the second-child were 487.99±209.37,mainly for the stressors of nature of nursing work,work load and family.Nature of the department,length of second-child maternity leave,satisfaction of income,appropriate adjustment and care of the department according to work position were the independent contributing factors(P＜0.05).Conclusion The scores of the Nurse Stressor Scale of postpartum nurses with the second-child were in the middle level.Measures should be taken to ensure the length of the second-child maternity leave,arrange suitable work posts,raise salary,and give full care and support to postpartum nurses with the second-child in order to reduce their stress level.