Method This study used a descriptive correlational study design to examine new nurses within the first three years of work as a registered nurses' perception of stress and level of job satisfaction in today's complex clinical nursing working environment. Data was collected through distribution of self administered questionnaires, which comprised 59 items of Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (French, Lenton, Walters and Eyles, 1995) and the two part measurement tool of Index of Work Satisfaction Survey (Stamps, 2001). This questionnaire was distributed to 120 new registered nurses working in Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital (R.I.P.A.S.), the main referral hospital in Brunei Darussalam. The sample consisted of both male and female registered nurses (RN) who had less than three years working experience in nursing. Results Responses to the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) identified that the new registered nurses rated their Uncertainty Concerning Treatment as highly stressful events that frequently occurred in the workplace. The study findings also revealed that the level of stress and the common stressors in new registered nurses within the first three years of work as a registered nurses were similar irrespective of whether they were working in the speciality units or in general wards. Results for Index Work Satisfaction Survey (IWSS) Part A and B also suggested that there was no significant difference on the levels of job satisfaction in both groups of new registered nurses, with the majority of nurse choosing Professional Status as the most important component. Conclusion Results of this study are likely to have important implications for nursing education, administration, management, organisation, practice, knowledge, and research. The study findings have the potential to make a significant contribution to determining coping strategies that might help in reducing the amount of stress experienced by the new registered nurses in day to day challenging and demanding nursing roles. The study also has the potential to have wider benefits to nursing practice not just at Brunei Darussalam.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/265600 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Damit, Abd Rahim |
| Publisher | Queensland University of Technology |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Abd Rahim Damit |
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