Cogitation on Occupational Stress and Social Support among Hospital Nurses: a Case Study of Zanjan Province, Iran

Abstract

Despite extensive research on stressamong hospital nurses, the important effects of support and stress on care quality are notyetwell established. Similar toother jobs, nurses face stress in their routine working day. The relationship between occupational stress, social support and factors relating to each of them, among Iranian nurses are attempted to correlate. This cross-sectional analyticaldescriptive studywas carried out in 2013 in Zanjan province where 248 nurses f illed the given questionnaires including Demographic data, Work Factors, Nursing Stress Scale, and Social Integration Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.00. In our study, we found that the stress and social support were signif icantly correlated. Our f indings revealed a signif icant relation between social supports and occupational stress in nurses. Conclusively, support from supervisors and coworkers can help control nurses' stress. In addition, both social support and occupational stress are related to three major components: job satisfaction, job security and others' attitude towards nursing. Therefore, creating a positive attitude towards nursing in society, and a suitable working environment for them is a way to increase their efficiency.