Investigation of stressors of nnrses in third-grade class-A hospitals in some cities of China

Abstract

Objective To investigate the condition of stressors of nurses in third-grade class-A hospitals. Methods A total of 1 413 nurses from eight domestic third-grade class-A hospitals were investigated by the Chinese Nurses Stressor Scale (CNSS). Results Among the 35 factors, all the 5 most highly scored factors belonged to the “ nursing specialty and work problems” dimension, among which “low income and benefits” scored the highest (3.46 ± 0.63). Of the 5 dimensions of stressors, unmarried nurses scored (3.01 ± 0. 52), (2.93 ± 0.65),(2.50 ±0.84),(2. 73 ±0.52), (2. 37 ±0.69), respectively, while married nurses scored (3. 15 ±0.55),(3.15 ±0.67),(2.71 ±0.94),(2.81 ±0.51),(2.46 ±0.69), respectively. The differences were statistically significant (t =4. 815, 6. 155, 4. 391, 2. 788, 2. 343;P ＜ 0. 05). Significant differences were found among different education levels on “workload and time allocation” and “nursing care of the patients” (F =8. 083 ,6. 551;P ＜ 0. 05) and those with bachelor's degree or above scored the highest. There was significant difference of the four dimensions of stressors among nurses of different professional titles(F = 12. 253,20. 315, 17. 229,6. 812; P ＜ 0. 05). Conclusions The stressors of nurses came from the nursing profession, working environment, interpersonal relationships, hospital management, etc. Stressor differs among nurses. Reasonable and effective measures should be adopted to reduce nurses' stress and improve their physical and mental health. Key words: Third-grade class-A hospital; Nurs; Stressor; Measure