scholarly journals Perception of working environment, psychological distress and affecting factors in nurses working intensive care units

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ümran Altınöz
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Affecting Factors

scholarly journals Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in Serbia

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Milutinović ◽  
Boris Golubović ◽  
Nina Brkić ◽  
Bela Prokeš
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Professional Stress ◽  
Stress And Health

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in SerbiaThe aim of this study was to identify and analyse professional stressors, evaluate the level of stress in nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and assess the correlation between the perception of stress and psychological and somatic symptoms or diseases shown by nurses. The research, designed as a cross-sectional study, was carried out in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), in health centres in Serbia. The sample population encompassed 1000 nurses. Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) was used as the research instrument. ENSS revealed a valid metric characteristic within our sample population. Nurses from ICUs rated situations involving physical and psychological working environments as the most stressful ones, whereas situations related to social working environment were described as less stressful; however, the differences in the perception of stressfulness of these environments were minor. Socio-demographic determinants of the participants (age, marital status and education level) significantly affected the perception of stress at work. Significant differences in the perception of stressfulness of particular stress factors were observed among nurses with respect to psychological and somatic symptoms (such as headache, insomnia, fatigue, despair, lower back pain, mood swings etc.) and certain diseases (such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus etc). In view of permanent escalation of professional stressors, creating a supportive working environment is essential for positive health outcomes, prevention of job-related diseases and better protection of already ill nurses.

scholarly journals Níveis de estresse da enfermagem nas unidades de terapia intensiva

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Reinaldo Dos Santos Moura ◽  
Francisco Joilsom Carvalho Saraiva ◽  
Regina Maria Dos Santos ◽  
Kely Regina Da Silva Lima Rocha ◽  
Vívian Mayara Da Silva Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Hospital Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Terapia Intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever os níveis de estresse entre os profissionais de Enfermagem de nível médio nas unidades de terapia intensiva adulto de alguns serviços hospitalares privados. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, analítico e transversal, em três serviços hospitalares privados. Aplicaram-se dois questionários, analisando-os dados por meio da estatística analítica. Apresentam-se os resultados em forma de tabelas. Resultados: revela-se que, dos 72 participantes, a maioria (95%) era composta de técnicos de Enfermagem, do gênero feminino (52,8%), de adultos jovens (27,8%) e casada (54,2%). Verificou-se, além do escore de estresse moderado (70,8%), que é mais provável que um profissional que apresente essa sintomatologia possa desencadear um alto nível de estresse laboral. Conclusão: averiguaram-se uma taxa significativa de estresse e de absenteísmo, que o ambiente laboral exerce situações tensiogênicas frequentes e que, pela má remuneração salarial, esses profissionais assumem múltiplas jornadas de trabalho que não cessam nos seus domicílios. Descritores: Equipe de Enfermagem; Condições de Trabalho; Esgotamento Emocional; Enfermagem do Trabalho; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva; Risco Ocupacional.ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the levels of stress among nursing professionals in the adult intensive care units of some private hospital services. Method: this is a quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study in three private hospital services. Two questionnaires were applied, analyzing them by means of analytical statistics. The results are presented in the form of tables. Results: it was found that of the 72 participants, the majority (95%) were Nursing technicians, female (52.8%), young adults (27.8%) and married women (54.2%). In addition to the moderate stress score (70.8%), it is more likely that a professional presenting this symptomatology could trigger a high level of work stress. Conclusion: a significant rate of stress and absenteeism was verified, that the working environment exerts frequent tensiogenic situations and that, due to the poor salary, these professionals take on multiple workdays that do not cease at home. Descriptors: Nursing team; Work conditions; Emotional Exhaustion; Nursing work; Intensive Care Units; Occupational Risk.RESUMEN Objetivo: describir los niveles de estrés entre los profesionales de enfermería de nivel medio en las unidades de terapia intensiva adulto de algunos servicios hospitalarios privados. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, analítico y transversal, en tres servicios hospitalarios privados. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios, analizando los datos por medio de la estadística analítica. Se presentan los resultados en forma de tablas. Resultados: se revela que, de los 72 participantes, la mayoría (95%) estaba compuesta de técnicos de Enfermería, del género femenino (52,8%), de adultos jóvenes (27,8%) y casada (54,2%). Se verificó, además de la puntuación de estrés moderado (70,8%), que es más probable que un profesional que presente esta sintomatología pueda desencadenar un alto nivel de estrés laboral. Conclusión: se verificó una tasa significativa de estrés y de absentismo, que el ambiente laboral ejerce situaciones tensiogénicas frecuentes y que, por la mala remuneración salarial, esos profesionales asumen múltiples jornadas de trabajo que no cesan en sus domicilios. Descriptores: Grupo de Enfermería; Condiciones de Trabajo; Agotamiento Profesional; Enfermería del Trabajo; Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos; Riesgos Laborales.  

scholarly journals Selected methods of measuring workload among intensive care nursing staff

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kwiecień ◽  
Maria Wujtewicz ◽  
Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
Hospital Facility ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Intensive Care Nursing

AbstractIntensive care units and well-qualified medical staff are indispensable for the proper functioning of every hospital facility. Due to demographic changes and technological progress having extended the average life expectancy, the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units increases every year [9,10]. Global shortages of nursing staff (including changes in their age structure) have triggered a debate on the working environment and workload the nursing staff are exposed to while performing their duties. This paper provides a critical review of selected methods for the measurement of the workload of intensive care nurses and points out their practical uses. The paper reviews Polish and foreign literature on workload and the measurement tools used to evaluate workload indicators.

scholarly journals Road to healthcare professional’s burnout: poor empathy and impaired work ability, are they cause or effect?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alija Sadiković ◽  
Azra Kurtić ◽  
Olivera Sadiković ◽  
Maida Mulić ◽  
Amela Džubur- Alić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Clinical Departments

Introduction: Occupational stress is inevitable, but prolonged and intense can lead to serious health problems. Neglecting this significant aspect of work and inadequate treatment of the first indicators results in the reduced working capacity of healthcare professionals. Material and methods: Assessing working conditions of 100 healthcare professionals regarding stress impact on empathy and workability was the primary goal of this study. A survey was conducted to identify differences between work in intensive care units and other clinical departments all related to empathy, workability, and stress perceiving to determine what is a better predictor of workability. Results: In the research group “intensive care units”, significantly lower empathy quotients, poorer workability, and different stressors were registered compared to research groups named “other departments”. Conclusion: The main conclusion of the study states different dynamics in the working environment of intensive care units compared to other departments that could potentially harm the personal capacity of healthcare professionals. 

scholarly journals Sources of stress in high performance healthcare organization: A study comparing intensive care and general ward nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Tamoor Gill ◽  
Gideon Victor ◽  
Raisa Kousar ◽  
Noman Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
High Performance ◽  
General Ward ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Ward Nurse ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective: To compare stressors of nurses working in intensive care units and general wards of a high-performance health care organization. Methodology: A comparative cross-sectional survey was conducted. Using stratified random sampling, 121 intensive care and 121 general ward nurses, cumulatively 242 were offered to participate in the study. IRB and EC approvals were obtained. A self-administered questionnaire with structured responses was used for data collection. The data were analyzed for descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS 23. Results: The study participants were predominantly 152(62.8%) female; 182(75.2%) having diploma in nursing and 169(69.8%) RN-I; 38(31.4%) intensive care and 35(28.9%) general ward nurse who were performing 12-hours shift duty; 50(41.3%) intensive care and 65(51.2%) general ward nurses were dissatisfied with their salary. The average patients assigned to intensive care nurse were two and six to a general ward nurse. Independent t-test and ANOVA revealed significant difference of stressors in intensive versus general ward nurses, gender, working hours, satisfaction with salary, professional qualification, experience and shift work (P-Value <0.05). Common stressors were unclear demands, pressured to work long hours, not having control at workplace and being not able to talk to line managers about something that has upset or annoyed them at workplace. Conclusion: The general ward nurses face more stressors than intensive care units’ nurses. Workplace stressors could compromise healthy working environment and patient safety whereas favorable environment could increase job satisfaction, staff productivity, and quality of care. Workplace-oriented stress management strategies must be adopted.

scholarly journals Diseases of Burnout during the Pandemic of the New Corona Virus in Intensive Care Physicians and Its Impact on Serving the Population: A Descriptive Bibliographic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Alaís Brito Nascimento ◽  
Brenda Marques Rodrigues ◽  
Emanuelle Negrão Quaresma ◽  
Daniele Salgado de Sousa ◽  
Rebeson Moraes da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Global Public Health

The mental health issue during the COVID-19 pandemic must consider different populations: doctors / health professionals; general population and patients with mental disorders. When analyzing the stress-generating environment, such as intensive care units and emergencies, one must keep in mind the great demand for work and overload of professionals who are in this current pandemic scenario. Thus, this study aims to review the literature on the problems arising from the Burnout Syndrome in intensive care physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study constitutes a descriptive bibliographic review on information about the main mental health complications of intensive care physicians directly involved in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The searches were performed in bibliographic databases Medline, Embase, Pubmed and Central, after the re-reading of each article, the data of interest were extracted and analyzed in a descriptive way for the composition of this work. Among the factors that modify the working environment of intensive care physicians working in the front line to combat COVID-19, are: limited hospital resources, threat of exposure to the virus as an additional occupational risk, longer shifts, disturbed sleep patterns, subsequent high dilemmas regarding duties with the patient versus fear of exposure to family members, increased workload, increased physical and mental fatigue, stress, anxiety and physical exhaustion. That said, measures must be taken to support intensive care groups in this phase of global public health. The measures include psychological counseling, organization of the workday, provision of personal protective equipment and training on safety measures. The present review showed evidence of how accentuated the cases of burnout and other emotional manifestations related to work stress worsened with the pandemic of COVID-19. Such emotional conditions have a negative impact on the care of patients undergoing intensive care units, as work stress causes illness, low motivation, unproductiveness and less self-confidence in their own work skills.

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