Mohamadirizi
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Title: Job Stress and Work ability in Isfahan Emergency Nurses
Biography
Biography: Mohamadirizi
Abstract
Job stress is one of the most common health problems with clinical and psychological consequences, which can affect work ability in emergency nurses. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to shed light on the status of this disorder and its relevance to work ability in nurses in the emergency departments.
Objectives: this study was intended to determine job stress in emergency Ward nurses and its association with work ability in Isfahan University of Medical sciences
Materials and Method:
This cross-sectional study was conducted during in 2013 in hospitals affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Two hundred nurses worked in emergency departments were asked to complete a demographic and to special scales for assessing job stress and work ability. T-tests, ANOVAs, and Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression were conducted to analyze the data.
Results:
The mean ±SD of Job stress and work ability scores were 151/09 ±0/01 and 26/9±8/2, respectively. Fifty five percent of nurses participants had high job stress and 57% showed low work ability. A significant indirect correlation was found between nurses’ job stress and work ability scores=0/05).
Conclusion
Nurses working in emergency departments experience a high level of job stress and low work ability. This may decrease the quality of care and patients’ safety. Decreasing the staff shortage in emergency departments and improvement in management behaviors are important in this regard.