Estresse ocupacional em profissionais de enfermagem

Abstract

Objective: To examine stress factors in nurses at a university hospital in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.Method: In this descriptive, correlational study, data were collected by interview from a sample of 101 nursing personnel, by applying a Nursing Stress Inventory, and analyzed using Student’s t-test for independent samples.The study was approved by the research ethics committee.Results: 43% of the items examined were sources of occupational stress among nursing professionals, with stressful career roles being responsible for most influence on stress (54%).Work place was the only variable that displayed significant difference when associated with the factors examined.Conclusion: Nursing revealed itself to be a profession with risk of occupational stress, which was influenced in various manners by the work organization and work process factors examined.