This thesis examines the responses of one hundred and seventy three nurses who work in emergency departments in New South Wales to the psychological tenets of stress, support and burnout. Several tools were utilised the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jalowiec Coping Scale and the Bailey Stress Scale. The respondents were grouped according to their place of work and numerous variables were analysed for both similarities and significant differences. Overall nurses who work in emergency departments in NSW reported that the lack of in-patient beds or exit block was the most significant stressor in their work, followed by interruptions by telephones and uncontrolled volumes of patients. Although a variety of formal support systems available to emergency nurses were identified in this study a there was not universal agreement about their usefulness. Support from colleagues however was identified as sustaining and helpful. Reported coping styles of the respondents in this study were constructive, self reliant and professional. There was a very small number of respondents who can be classified as burnt out. / Master of Science (Hons.) Health

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1978. / Title from title page screen, viewed Jan. 11, 2005. Dissertation Committee: J.H. McGrath (chair), Ronald Halinski, Creta Sabine, John McCarthy, Clinton Bunke. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Marshall University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains p. vii, 109 p. Includes abstract. Includes vita. Bibliography: p. 91-99.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982.

This research is focused on the influence of stress on Nursing Staff of a Private Hospital from an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) perspective. Stress amongst Nursing Staff in a Private Hospital has been researched from an EAP perspective. Specific focus was placed on the reason for job stress, the impact of stress on nursing staff, the handling of stress and burnout. EAP`s have been discussed in respect of the purposes and aims of EAP`s, different models of EAP`s, the advantages and disadvantages of different models have been discussed, the functions of EAP`s as well as the standard elements of EAP`s. Lastly focus has been on the operational functioning of EAP`s and stress management of EAP`s. The empirical research has been conducted by means of self-constructed questionnaires which were hand delivered. The findings show that the stress experienced by nursing staff in a private hospital has been identified as well as the extent to which stress influenced their job functioning. Recommendations made, include inter alia, that EAP`s must be made internally available to the Private Hospital in order to assist nursing staff with the handling of stress, stress-relief programmes, support groups as well as stress handling programmes. / Dissertation (MSD (EAP))--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Social Work and Criminology / Unrestricted

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anipg1_66.pdf: 326487 bytes, checksum: aaf7ba4fb3895d3fae3f157046cc209d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-13 / The purpose of the present study was to find out the social-demographic and cultural profile of nursing assistants, to evaluate the level and presence of symptoms of stress, to evaluate and describe the social readjustment and to determine relation among variables related to work and stress. 126 nursing assistants who attended a technical course in nursing participated of this study. Making use of the following instruments: a) the social-demographic and cultural questionnaire; b) Scale of Social Readjustment of Holmes-Rahe and c) Inventory of Lipp Symptoms of Stress. Data were obtained in classrooms of three technical schools of the greater São Paulo and these data were treated statistically by tests X ² and r Person for the relations among variables, with the support of the program SPSS version 17. The results indicated a predominance of a female person, married, with minimum age of 19 years old and maximum of 56 years old and Catholics and Evangelicals religious. Of which (79%) worked in one job only, with a 5-year professional experience and the sector with most professionals was home care . As for the working hours, the majority of the professionals worked in Day-time shift, and studied at night-time schools. As for stress, 57.9% presented a certain level of stress, 41.3% was in the resistance phase and 37.3% indicated stress of psychological nature. As for social readjustment, most of the nursing assistants, which corresponded to 48.4%, was within the average, with reasonable chances of becoming sick, that is, presented regular capacity for adaptation to the new and unknown events that occur during life. The results indicate that the professionals who presented significant level of stress obtained figure higher (average) on the social readjustment scale, compared to the professionals who did no present stress, indicating that these individuals had more probability of being sick or becoming sick. / O presente estudo teve por objetivos, levantar o perfil sócio-demográfico e cultural, de auxiliares de enfermagem, avaliar o grau e presença de sintomas de stress, avaliar e descrever reajustamento social tecendo relação entre variáveis relacionadas ao labor e o stress. Participaram desse estudo 126 auxiliares de enfermagem que cursavam técnico em enfermagem. Utilizou-se os instrumentos: a) questionário Sócio-demográfico e cultural; b) Escala de Reajustamento Social de Holmes-Rahe e c) Inventário de Sintomas de Stress de Lipp (ISSL). Os dados foram coletados em salas de aula, de três escolas técnicas da grande São Paulo e esses dados foram tratados estatisticamente pelos testes X² e r Person para as relações entre variáveis, com auxílio do programa SPSS versão 17. Os resultados indicaram uma predominância de pessoas do gênero feminino, casados, com idade mínima de 19 anos e máxima de 56 anos e com práticas religiosas católicas e evangélicas. Desses profissionais (79%) trabalhavam em um só emprego, com experiência na profissão de cinco anos e o setor com maior quantidade de profissionais foi o home care . A maioria dos profissionais exercia suas atividades no horário matutino, e estudava no horário noturno. O estudo indicou que 57,9% apresentaram grau de stress significativo. Dentro deste grau de stress significativo, 41,3% dos profissionais estavam na fase de resistência e 37,3% dos auxiliares com grau de stress significativo, apresentavam predominância de stress de natureza psicológica. Quanto ao reajustamento social, os auxiliares de enfermagem a maioria, que correspondia a 48,4% estava dentro da média, com chances razoáveis de adoecer, ou seja, apresentavam capacidade regular para adaptação aos eventos novos e desconhecidos que ocorrem durante a vida. Os resultados indicaram que os profissionais que apresentaram stress significativo obtiveram pontuação maior (média) na escala de reajustamento social, em comparação aos profissionais que não apresentaram stress, indicando que esses sujeitos tinham maior probabilidade de estarem adoecidos ou virem a adoecer.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Ana Lucia_Dissertação.pdf: 609780 bytes, checksum: 83dbb30b4dc3b76e057a1a6e2ffd4661 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-27 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Stress is considered an adaptive response of the body of the individual against the most varied situations especially those threatening. Differences between positive and negative stress characterized as eustress - stress the positive nature and DISTRESS - stress that sick. In the hospital, the nursing staff makes up the largest workforce, participating as a member of the health team, the shares which meet the health needs of patients seen, experiencing unhealthy work conditions, due to excessive workload or double shifts triple work, night work, unexpected situations, lack of essential equipment to support life such as respirators, beds and medications, and inter-relationships that often generate conflicts, among other extremely stressful situations in the workplace. Objective of this study was to identify through the evidence described in the literature surveyed, the main stressors that are exposed to the nursing professional in the exercise of their profession and the organic and psychological changes triggered in professional nursing from its exposure to stressors present in the work environment. As for the design methodology, we conducted a review Integrative according to criteria established by Ganong (1987), a descriptive, qualitative, establishing a data collection tool previously developed for this purpose. The research related to this issue provide important information that can serve as a basis for developing strategies aimed at confronting and overcoming these stressors present in the work environment, qualitatively improving the nursing care provided to patients but also the quality of life of men and women who have chosen to devote part of their lives caring for human beings at times when they are most vulnerable and in need of not only physical care and specific (biological) but emotional, psychological and spiritual as well. Of the 23 studies analyzed the stressors present in the work environment and the nursing staff that affect the quality of care provided to patients, we observed that 82.6% indicated the emotional burden caused by the suffering of others and duty to contain their emotions , then we have the conditions unsuitable and / or unhealthy working with 73.9% of the citations; interpersonal relationships / inter conflicting with 60.8% of the citations, the workload emerges in 56.5% of the work, the pace of work appears in 43.5% of the citations; observed in 30.4% of their citations in task conflict, inadequate staffing organization, decision-making power limited and inadequate environmental factors; still have 21.7% of Quote respectively, coercive power, complexity of work, reporting relationship of technicians and nursing assistants and nurses in relation to salary issues; workload was cited by 17.4% work; fear of unemployment was cited by 8 6% of the work and finally the physical pain was mentioned only in one working analyzed corresponds to 4.3%. Since most studies with design specification and transverse, and as such, it is specific studies, which are reflected in reality of the situation presented in loco where no posterior segment to investigate outcome and therefore do not reflect the reality of other comprehensive institutions of different regions of Brazil. It is suggested that further studies be conducted to analyze more comprehensively the situation now proposed. / O estresse é considerado uma resposta adaptativa do organismo do individuo frente a situações das mais variadas especialmente aquelas ameaçadoras. As diferenças entre o estresse positivo e o negativo caracterizam-se como: EUSTRESS – o estresse de natureza positiva e DISTRESS– o estresse que adoece. No ambiente hospitalar, a equipe de enfermagem compõe a maior força de trabalho, participando como integrante da equipe de saúde, das ações que visem satisfazer as necessidades de saúde dos pacientes atendidos, enfrentando condições insalubres de trabalho, carga horária excessiva devida a jornadas duplas ou triplas de trabalho, trabalho noturno, situações inesperadas, falta de equipamentos essenciais para dar suporte à vida tais como respiradores, leitos e medicações, além das relações interprofissionais que muitas vezes geram conflitos, entre outras situações extremamente estressantes, no ambiente de trabalho. Objetiva-se neste estudo, identificar através das evidências científicas descritas nas literaturas pesquisadas, os principais agentes estressores a que está exposto o profissional de enfermagem, no exercício de sua profissão e as alterações orgânicas e psicológicas desencadeadas nos profissionais de enfermagem, a partir de sua exposição aos fatores estressora presentes no ambiente de trabalho. Quanto ao design metodológico, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa segundo os critérios estabelecidos por Ganong (1987), de caráter descritivo, qualitativo, sendo elaborado um instrumento de coleta de dados previamente elaborado para este fim. As pesquisas relacionadas a este tema trazem informações importantes que podem servir de base para formulação de estratégias que visem o enfrentamento e superação desses fatores estressores presentes no ambiente de trabalho, melhorando qualitativamente a assistência de enfermagem prestada aos pacientes mas também a qualidade de vida de homens e mulheres que optaram por dedicar parte de suas vidas cuidando de seres humanos nos momentos em que se encontram mais fragilizados e necessitando não somente de cuidados físicos e específico ( biológicos) mas afetivos, psicológicos e espirituais também. Dos 23 trabalhos analisados quanto aos estressores presentes no ambiente de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem e que interferem na qualidade da assistência prestada aos pacientes, podemos observar que 82,6% apontaram a sobrecarga emocional, causada pelo sofrimento alheio e o dever de conter as suas emoções; em seguida, temos as condições inadequadas e/ou insalubres de trabalho com 73,9% das citações; as relações interpessoais/interprofissionais conflituosas com 60,8% das citações; a sobrecarga de trabalho desponta em 56,5% dos trabalhos; o ritmo de trabalho aparece em 43,5% das citações; observamos que em 30,4% das respectivas citações, em conflito de tarefa, organização inadequada de pessoal, poder de decisão limitada e fatores ambientais inadequados; temos ainda com 21,7% das citações respectivamente, poder de coerção, grau de complexidade do trabalho, relação de subordinação dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem em relação ao enfermeiro e questões salariais; carga horária de trabalho foi citada em 17,4% trabalhos; medo do desemprego foi citado em 8,6% dos trabalhos e finalmente a dor física foi citada apenas em 1 trabalho analisado corresponde a 4,3%.Sendo a maior parte dos estudos com design descritivo e transversal, e como tal, trata-se de estudos pontuais, que transparecem a realidade “in loco” da situação apresentada onde não há segmento posterior para investigar desfecho e, portanto não refletem a realidade abrangente de outras Instituições das diferentes regiões do Brasil. Sugere-se que novos estudos sejam realizados a fim de analisarmos de maneira mais abrangente a situação ora proposta.

This study intends to determine how stress levels change over time in nursing students in the Baccalaureate program at East Tennessee State University. The instrument utilized for this survey was the Perceived Stress Scale by Mind Garden, Inc. This survey was passed at the beginning of the semester and at the end of the semester. There was no-significant difference found between the two time spots, leading us to conclude that the level of stress perceived by nursing students is a steady factor during their school semester.

Limited research has investigated the stress-related experiences of South African nursing students. Moreover, there is a scarcity of empirical studies that have reported on the development and evaluation of psycho-educational stress-management programmes that focus on both pathogenic, as well as positive and meaning-related factors among nursing students. The aim of this investigation was to study compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and meaning in life among a sample of nursing students with the aim of developing, and then empirically evaluating, a psycho-educational stress-management programme. The psycho-educational stress-management programme was articulated from a logotherapy-based perspective. A research design, consisting of three interdependent phases, was used to pursue the aim of the study. The aim of phase 1 was to describe the (1) prevalence of, and (2) correlations between, the deleterious and positive and meaningful effects of caring and among a sample of 80 nursing students (Mage = 22.40 years, SD = 11.1, female = 91.25%). The results indicated that participants may benefit from a logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme. The purpose of phase 2 of the study was to develop a logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme for nursing students. The goal of the logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme was to assist participants to develop the skills, knowledge and abilities that may be required to address deleterious challenges, and enhance positive and meaning-related opportunities. In phase 3 the logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme was presented to a sample of 42 first year nursing students (Mage = 20.21, SD = 1.57, female = 79.31%). A convergent parallel mixed methods research design was used to evaluate the efficacy of the logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme. Quantitative results indicated (1) a reduction in compassion fatigue and burnout, and (2) an increase in compassion satisfaction and meaning in life, scores over the course of the programme. Qualitative analysis supported the quantitative results. It was subsequently concluded that the logotherapy-based psycho-educational stress-management programme was effective in assisting participants to address the deleterious , as well embrace the positive and meaning-related effects of caring. However, ongoing support may be required to fully assist nursing students to address stressful challenges. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)