Yuwanich Nuttapol, Sandmark Hélène, Akhavan Sharareh
School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen university, Eskilstuna-Västerås, Sweden.
Ramazzini Research Institute, Lidingö, Sweden.
Work. 2015 Oct 30;53(4):885-97. doi: 10.3233/WOR-152181.
Occupational stress has been a health-related issue among nurses for many decades. Emergency department nurses are frequently confronted with occupational stress in their workplace; in particular, they encounter stressful situations and unpredictable events. These encounters could make them feel more stressed than nurses in other departments. Research considering occupational stress from the perspective of Thai emergency department nurses is limited.
This study aimed to explore nurses' perceptions of occupational stress in an emergency department.
A qualitative approach was used to gain an understanding of nurses' experiences and perceptions regarding stress in their workplace. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Twenty-one emergency department nurses working in a public hospital in Thailand were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using content analysis.
The findings comprised three themes: (1) perceived stress, (2) consequences of stress, and (3) stress management.
The results of this study can be used by hospital management to help them adopt effective strategies, such as support programs involving co-workers/supervisors, to decrease occupational stress among emergency department nurses. Future research that explores each of the themes found in this study could offer a more comprehensive understanding of nurses' occupational stress in the emergency department.
几十年来，职业压力一直是护士群体中与健康相关的问题。急诊科护士在工作场所经常面临职业压力；特别是，他们会遇到压力情境和不可预测的事件。这些遭遇可能会使他们比其他科室的护士感到压力更大。从泰国急诊科护士的角度考虑职业压力的研究有限。
本研究旨在探讨护士对急诊科职业压力的看法。
采用定性研究方法，以了解护士在工作场所的压力经历和看法。采用半结构化访谈收集数据。对泰国一家公立医院的21名急诊科护士进行了访谈，并使用内容分析法对数据进行了分析。
研究结果包括三个主题：（1）感知到的压力，（2）压力的后果，（3）压力管理。
本研究结果可供医院管理层使用，以帮助他们采取有效策略，如涉及同事/上级的支持计划，以减少急诊科护士的职业压力。未来探索本研究中发现的每个主题的研究可以更全面地了解急诊科护士的职业压力。
