Comparison of sources of work stress of nurses in grade II and grade II psychiatric hospitals

Abstract

Objective To investigate and analyze the sources of work stress of nurses in and to provide guiding for reducing the work stress.Methods A total of 115 psychiatric nurses in grade Ⅱ and grade Ⅲ psychiatric hospitals were picked using convenience sampling method and surveyed basic information with Chinese Nurse Job Stressors Questionnaire.Results Sources of work stress of nurses in grade Ⅲ psychiatric hospital were scored (20.37 ±3.77) in nursing profession and work,( 17.72 ± 29.29) in workload and time allocation,(7.84 ±2.38) in working environment and resources,(28.79 ±7.21) in patients care,and ( 18.13 ±5.96) in management and interpersonal relationships.The total score of sources of work stress was (92.86 ±32.19).All the scores were significantly higher than those of grade Ⅱ hospital [(16.90 ±3.74),(11.99 ±3.40),(7.26 ±2.26),(26.10 ±4.03),(16.40±4.22),(78.65 ± 14.61);t =-7.000,-2.084,-1.907,-3.501,-2.542,-4.310,respectively;P＜0.05).Low salaries and other welfare(3.10 ±0.86),concerns for working accidents(2.83 ±0.81),and high frequency of work shifts (2.76 ± 1.05)were ranked to be first three sources of work stress of nurses in grade Ⅱ psychiatric hospital.On the other hand,redundant paperwork(6.17 ± 2.03 ),low salaries and other welfare(3.64 ±0.61),and high frequency of work shifts (3.37 ±0.84)were the first three sources of work stress of nurses in grade Ⅲ psychiatric hospital.Nursing profession and work,workload and time allocation,and patients care were among the top 10 sources of work stress of nurses in both grade Ⅱ and grade Ⅲ psychiatric hospitals.Conclusions Nurses in grade Ⅲ and grade Ⅱ psychiatric hospital have similar sources of work stress.However,nurses in grade Ⅲ psychiatric hospital showed higher stress than those in grade Ⅱ hospital. Managers should strengthen professional training,reasonably arrange working time for nursing according to the situations of hospitals,and provide psychological assistance to clinical nursing staff. Key words: Nurses; Source of work stress; Psychiatric hospital