Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016

Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir; Zeinab Mohamed Amara; Siham Ahmed Balla; Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed

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Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016

Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir, Zeinab Mohamed Amara, Siham Ahmed Balla, Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 4, Issue 6)

Received: 19 September 2016 Accepted: 30 September 2016 Published: 25 October 2016

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Background: Stress is frequently associated with critical care nursing. Nurses experience stressful situations in their daily working environments. Objective: To study occupational stress and stressors experienced by nurses working in intensive care units at public hospitals of Khartoum state. Methods: A cross-section study was carried at 14 public hospitals. A sample of 139 nurses was chosen by a simple random sampling technique. The nurses were interviewed by a questionnaire including Expanded Nursing Stress Likert Scale and the main factors that contribute to work-related stress. Data was managed by statistical package for social science version 20. Results: The mean score of overall occupational stress experienced by nurses was 1.88 with standard deviation of 0.50. The analysis of stress domains revealed that nurses rated the death and dying situations as the most stressful (M=2.23; SD=0.56), followed by workload (M=2.16; SD=0.61) and problems with supervisors (M=2.07; SD=0.82). The mean of occupational stress perceived when dealing with patients and their families was 1.92 ± 0.62 and stress due to uncertainty concerning treatments was 1.92 ± 0.68. While less occupational stress encountered in situations of problems with peers (M=1.89; SD=0.72), inadequate preparations (M=1.87; SD=0.74) and conflicts with physicians (M=1.73; SD=0.68). The least stressful domain was discrimination (M=1.10; SD= 0.82). Perceived occupational stress is significantly affected by socio-demographic determinants of participants such as marital status, working experiences and the type of ICU. Conclusions: The main sources of stress experienced by critical care nurses in Khartoum state hospitals were death and dying situations and workload. Work experiences were found to be significantly associated with stress perception in critical care nurses. The findings suggest that perceived stress does vary within different types of intensive care units.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.13
Page(s)	166-171
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Occupational Stress, Nurses, Intensive Care Units

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Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir; Zeinab Mohamed Amara; Siham Ahmed Balla; Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed. Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016. Am. J. Health Res. 2016, 4(6), 166-171. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.13

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Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir, Zeinab Mohamed Amara, Siham Ahmed Balla, Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed. Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016. Am J Health Res. 2016;4(6):166-171. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.13

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Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Zeinab Mohamed Amara

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Siham Ahmed Balla

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

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Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir; Zeinab Mohamed Amara; Siham Ahmed Balla; Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed. Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016. Am. J. Health Res. 2016, 4(6), 166-171. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20160406.13

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  author = {Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir and Zeinab Mohamed Amara and Siham Ahmed Balla and Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed},
  title = {Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Khartoum State, Sudan 2016},
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  abstract = {Background: Stress is frequently associated with critical care nursing. Nurses experience stressful situations in their daily working environments. Objective: To study occupational stress and stressors experienced by nurses working in intensive care units at public hospitals of Khartoum state. Methods: A cross-section study was carried at 14 public hospitals. A sample of 139 nurses was chosen by a simple random sampling technique. The nurses were interviewed by a questionnaire including Expanded Nursing Stress Likert Scale and the main factors that contribute to work-related stress. Data was managed by statistical package for social science version 20. Results: The mean score of overall occupational stress experienced by nurses was 1.88 with standard deviation of 0.50. The analysis of stress domains revealed that nurses rated the death and dying situations as the most stressful (M=2.23; SD=0.56), followed by workload (M=2.16; SD=0.61) and problems with supervisors (M=2.07; SD=0.82). The mean of occupational stress perceived when dealing with patients and their families was 1.92 ± 0.62 and stress due to uncertainty concerning treatments was 1.92 ± 0.68. While less occupational stress encountered in situations of problems with peers (M=1.89; SD=0.72), inadequate preparations (M=1.87; SD=0.74) and conflicts with physicians (M=1.73; SD=0.68). The least stressful domain was discrimination (M=1.10; SD= 0.82). Perceived occupational stress is significantly affected by socio-demographic determinants of participants such as marital status, working experiences and the type of ICU. Conclusions: The main sources of stress experienced by critical care nurses in Khartoum state hospitals were death and dying situations and workload. Work experiences were found to be significantly associated with stress perception in critical care nurses. The findings suggest that perceived stress does vary within different types of intensive care units.},
 year = {2016}
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AU  - Randa Abdalla Mohamedkheir
AU  - Zeinab Mohamed Amara
AU  - Siham Ahmed Balla
AU  - Haieder Abu Ahmed Mohamed
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AB  - Background: Stress is frequently associated with critical care nursing. Nurses experience stressful situations in their daily working environments. Objective: To study occupational stress and stressors experienced by nurses working in intensive care units at public hospitals of Khartoum state. Methods: A cross-section study was carried at 14 public hospitals. A sample of 139 nurses was chosen by a simple random sampling technique. The nurses were interviewed by a questionnaire including Expanded Nursing Stress Likert Scale and the main factors that contribute to work-related stress. Data was managed by statistical package for social science version 20. Results: The mean score of overall occupational stress experienced by nurses was 1.88 with standard deviation of 0.50. The analysis of stress domains revealed that nurses rated the death and dying situations as the most stressful (M=2.23; SD=0.56), followed by workload (M=2.16; SD=0.61) and problems with supervisors (M=2.07; SD=0.82). The mean of occupational stress perceived when dealing with patients and their families was 1.92 ± 0.62 and stress due to uncertainty concerning treatments was 1.92 ± 0.68. While less occupational stress encountered in situations of problems with peers (M=1.89; SD=0.72), inadequate preparations (M=1.87; SD=0.74) and conflicts with physicians (M=1.73; SD=0.68). The least stressful domain was discrimination (M=1.10; SD= 0.82). Perceived occupational stress is significantly affected by socio-demographic determinants of participants such as marital status, working experiences and the type of ICU. Conclusions: The main sources of stress experienced by critical care nurses in Khartoum state hospitals were death and dying situations and workload. Work experiences were found to be significantly associated with stress perception in critical care nurses. The findings suggest that perceived stress does vary within different types of intensive care units.
VL  - 4
IS  - 6
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