Occupational stress among operating room nurses of hospitals affiliated to Kerman Universities of medical Sciences: a cross sectional study

IntroductionNurses workplace especially operating rooms seemed as stressful environments due to undesirable : factors and conditions. Present study was conducted to determine sources of occupational stress among operating room nurses affiliated to Kerman Universities of medical SciencesMaterial & Methods This cross sectional designed study carried out in the operating rooms of hospitals affiliated to Kerman Universities of medical Sciences . The sample population consisted of 250 operating room nurses with at least one year work experience with selected by randomized cluster sampling. Data collected using socio-demographic data form and Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) and analyzed by SPSS 18 .softwareResultsOperating room nurses rated situations of death and dying subscale as the most stressful ones, whereas situations of discrimination were described as less stressful. Uncertainty concerning treatment significantly affected by sex, so the women had higher scores. Also nurses of general operation room (vs special) had a significant higher mean scores regarding the perception of stressfulness of inadequate.preparation , conflict with physicians and discrimination subscales Conclusion The situations of death and dying subscale were the most important stressors from viewpoint of op : erating room nurses. Regarding permanent nurses confronting with patients pain and suffering, preparing the nurses for coping with such stressors is necessary through education and organizational/ family .supports

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Occupational stress ، operating room nurse ، Expanded Nursing Stress Scale