Measuring the Work Stress Level Among Nurses During Second Wave of Covid-19 in India

Abstract

The purposed of the study to measure the work stress level of Nurses and their mental health outcomes due to second wave of Covid 19. An electronic survey was emailed to nurses who are working with the covid patient in in different parts of India from 2020 to 2021. A total of 40 responses were included in this study. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) method was used to measure the perception of stress level and it is found that Nurses are suffering from (almost 83%) moderate stress level and 10% of them have high stress. Majority of the respondents were concerned with the stress related issues in their workplace due to this pandemic. Hence, the Nurses should discuss about the stress level they are experiencing, workplace adaptation during this covid, proper training and mental support.