Cavanagh S J, Snape J, Ellis A
School of Health Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom.
J Neurosci Nurs. 1992 Dec;24(6):329-34. doi: 10.1097/01376517-199212000-00009.
Occupational stress in nursing has been a popular topic for investigation. In particular, comparisons between practice areas such as the intensive care unit (ICU) and medical-surgical unit have attempted to identify what factors are stressful, and whether some nursing environments are more stressful than others. Such studies have led to inconclusive findings. While many practice areas have been studied, the neurosurgical ICU and neuromedical/neurosurgical units have largely been overlooked. Using interviews, this exploratory study examined aspects of nursing perceived as stressful by staff members working in ICU and medical-surgical units in a neuroscience center. Findings suggested that patient care, communication, workload, management and supervision, organizational and personal circumstances are major sources of stress. These findings are in keeping with studies of stress conducted in national and international non-neurosurgical nursing practice areas.
护理工作中的职业压力一直是一个热门的研究话题。特别是，诸如重症监护病房（ICU）和内科/外科病房等不同实践领域之间的比较，试图确定哪些因素会造成压力，以及某些护理环境是否比其他环境压力更大。此类研究结果尚无定论。虽然已经对许多实践领域进行了研究，但神经外科重症监护病房以及神经医学/神经外科病房在很大程度上被忽视了。本探索性研究通过访谈，考察了在一个神经科学中心的重症监护病房和内科/外科病房工作的 staff members 认为有压力的护理工作方面。研究结果表明，患者护理、沟通、工作量、管理与监督、组织及个人情况是压力的主要来源。这些研究结果与在国内和国际非神经外科护理实践领域进行的压力研究一致。
