Abstract
Background: Modern living has brought with it, not only innumerable means of comfort, but also a plethora of demands that tax human body and mind. Nowadays, everyone talks about stress. It is cutting across all socioeconomic groups of population and becoming the great leveler. Not only just high pressure executives are its key victims but it also includes labourers, slum dwellers, working women, businessmen, professionals and even children. Stress is an inevitable and unavoidable component of life due to increasing complexities and competitiveness in living standards. Aim :This study Aimed to investigate the impact of an educational program on head nurses' knowledge regarding work stress and its management. Subjects and methods: A quasi- experimental design was used to conduct this study, it was conducted in all units at four hospitals affiliated to The Ministry of Health, namely: Port- Said general hospital, Port- Fouad general hospital, El- Naser hospital, and El-Zohour hospital, study sample composed of 30 head nurses . Data were collected using a structured questionnaire consisting of two parts, the first part aimed to collect data related to personal and occupational characteristics of studied head nurses, the second part is the head nurses’ knowledge test questionnaire aiming to assess the knowledge of head nurses regarding work stress and its management. Results: The results of the present study revealed a significant improvement of head nurses' knowledge, and practice related to work stress and its management in both immediate post & 3 months after training program compared with pre-intervention program phase. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that, the head nurses working in all patient care units at four hospitals had inadequate knowledge regarding work stress and its management before implementation of the training program. After implementation of the educational program, there was significant improvement and positive impact on the head nurses' levels of knowledge about work stress and its management. It was recommended to conduct continuous and regular inservice educational programs and other development activities such as conferences, seminars, and workshops to achieve the application of work stress management to improve the head nurses’ competency level.
Highlights
Modern living has brought with it, innumerable means of comfort, and a plethora of demands that tax human body and mind
The highest percentage of head nurses in Port-Said hospital (PSH) (27.2%) were working in emergency and accident units followed by 30.0% of them in PFH were working in medical unit, whereas in EZH (40.0%) and ENH (50.0%) of them were working in critical care unit
Concerning level of experience in nursing field, the highest percentages of head nurses in PSH and ENH were ranging from five years to less than 15 years (45.5% and 100% respectively), whereas the highest percentages (40.0%) in PFH had experience ranging from 25 years to less than 35 years and in EZH (60.0%)
Summary
Modern living has brought with it, innumerable means of comfort, and a plethora of demands that tax human body and mind. It is cutting across all socioeconomic groups of population and becoming the great leveler. Just high pressure executives are its key victims but it includes labourers, slum dwellers, working women, businessmen, professionals and even children. Stress is an inevitable and unavoidable component of life due to increasing complexities and competitiveness in living standards. Aim :This study Aimed to investigate the impact of an educational program on head nurses'
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