Job Stress among Paediatric Nurses in Clinical Area: Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Paediatric nurses experience distinct mental and physical challenges on the job, adding to the widespread problem of healthcare worker stress. The negative effects on health, productivity, and patient care can result from nurses experiencing high levels of stress, few studies have looked at the prevalence of stress among Iraqi paediatric nurses, despite the fact that this population has higher rates of stress overall. Objective: The study aimed to find out stress levels and recognise the causes of stress among paediatric nurses. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design, conducted in the Educational Karbala Hospital for Children in the Holy City of Karbala in Iraq, and the researcher used a questionnaire which consists of two parts, socio-demographic for the study sample: age, educational level etc. In addition, the expanded nursing stress scale (ENSS) to measures the sources and frequency of stress experienced by the nurses. A total of 300 nurses randomly selected were recruited. Results: Indicated that the common paediatric nursing personnel assessed their job stress as moderate (87.7%), but the nurse had more stress related to the patient’s death. In addition, there are no significant differences in job stress (p ≥ 0.05) in relation to the rest of the demographic variables. Conclusion: Researchers found that all those nurses have a moderate level of job stress. Current study recommended to find ways to decrease the prevalence of job stress among paediatric nurses, as treating the difficulties inside and outside the workplace in order, to decrease the stress for those nurses’ group, foster a positive work environment and Ensure Clear Job Role Definitions.