The Impact of COVID-19: Nurses Occupational Stress and Strategies to Manage It.
J Nurs Adm
; 51(12): 600-605, 2021 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1522395
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to explore the occupational stress perception of nurses and how they manage it during the COVID-19 pandemic.BACKGROUND:
The management of occupational stress is a key factor in promoting nurses' well-being.METHODS:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted.RESULTS:
The top occupational stressors from the nurses' perspectives (N = 236) as measured by using an updated version of the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) included wearing a face mask at all times in the hospital, unpredictable staffing and scheduling, not enough staff to adequately cover the unit, feeling helpless in the case a patient fails to improve, and being assigned to a COVID-19 patient. The mean stress score was 31.87. The updated NSS Cronbach's α was 0.92, and the interclass interclass correlation coefficient was 0.914.CONCLUSION:
Nurse administrators are in a strategic position to develop interventions (eg, open door policy, meetings, and employee assistance programs) to assist nurses in effectively managing stress.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
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Occupational Stress
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COVID-19
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nurs Adm
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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