The correlation between challenging and obstructive stress on occupational coping self-efficacy of emergency nurses

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of challenging and obstructive work stress on occupational coping self-efficacy of emergency department nurses. Methods A total of 50 in-service nurses in the emergency department of the hospital from January 2016 to January 2017 were selected as the survey objects.The relationship between challenge-obstructive job stress and career coping self-efficacy were investigated and analyzed. Results There was a significant positive correlation between the challenge pressure of nurses in the emergency department and the occupational burden and relationship difficulty, with statistically significant difference (P<0.001). The obstructive stress of nurses in emergency department was positively correlated with occupational burden and relationship difficulty, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Age, nursing working time, emergency nursing working time, professional title and educational background were all significant factors contributing to challenging pressure, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). And all of them were significant inhibitory factors of obstructive stress, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions The challenging work pressure of emergency department nurses can enhance the occupational coping self-efficacy, while the obstructive work pressure can inhibit the occupational coping self-efficacy. Key words: Emergency nurses; Challenging obstructive work pressure; Occupational coping self-efficacy