A Study to Assess the Occupational Stress among Staff Nurses Working in Narayana General Hospital, Nellore

Abstract

Background: Stress is intensified as a non specific response to an internal and external environmental changes
or threat 1. Occupational stress is a harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when the requirement
of the job do not match with the capabilities. Nurse is the one who spend with the patient for 24 hours. So it’s
necessary to understand the nurses occupational stress level.
“A study to assess the occupational stress among staff nurses working in Narayana general hospital, Nellore”,
was conducted in partial fulfillment of requirement for degree of Master of Science in Nursing at Narayana
College of nursing, Dr. NTR University, Andhra Pradesh.
Objectives: To assess the level of occupational stress among staff nurses working in Narayana general hospital,
Nellore.
To find the association between the level of occupational stress among staff nurses with selected socio
demographic variables.
Method: Descriptive research design and convenient sampling technique was adopted among 200 samples of
staff nurses in Narayana general hospital based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data was collected by
using tool which consist of socio demo graphic variables and work stress scale which consist of 30 questions.
Data was analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
Results: Results shows that the level of occupational stress, 140 (70%) of respondents had Mild occupational stress,
58(29%) of respondents had Moderate occupational stress and 2(1%) of respondents had severe occupational
stress.
In association of the level of occupational stress with socio demographic variables, there is no significant
association between the Age, Sex, Experience, Qualification, Area of working, Marital status, Religion with level
of occupational stress but there is a significant association of Designation Area of living with occupational stress.
Conclusion: Overall finding showed that, 70% of respondents had Mild occupational stress, 29% had moderate
occupational stress and 1% had severe occupational stress. So the null hypothesis is rejected. These findings
influenced the need for formulating an information guide sheet to manage occupational stress among staff
nurses working Narayana general hospital, Nellore.