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- Title
The level of stress of nurses in the intensive care unit.
- Authors
Zavalis, Andrea; Galdino de Paula, Vanessa; Aragão Machado, Daniel; Bertolossi Marta, Cristiano; Fuentes Perez Junior, Eugenio; Santiago, Luiz Carlos
- Abstract
Objectives: The study's purpose has been to verify the stress level of nurses who work in an intensive care unit, and also to identify working activities that are more stressful. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which was performed at a University Hospital from the Rio de Janeiro city. The study participants were 25 nurses who provide direct care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. The instrument used in the measurement was the Bianchi Stress Scale. Results: The analysis of 51 items related to work activities resulted in a low level of stress among nursing professionals. The analysis of the domains showed middle stress levels related to the nurse's working conditions and the nursing care provided to patients. Conclusion: Therefore, working conditions contribute to a higher level of stress. It is necessary to carry out new research on working conditions and their relations with stress.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACADEMIC medical centers; CRITICALLY ill; INTENSIVE care units; JOB stress; RESEARCH methodology; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING; PATIENTS; RESEARCH; WORK environment; QUANTITATIVE research
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 1, p205
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i1.205-210