Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Clin Nurs. 2021 Nov;30(21-22):3171-3181. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15816. Epub 2021 May 6.
The present study aims at exploring oncology nurses' perceptions regarding work-related stressors.
Oncology nurses work in an environment with a high degree of stress, which can negatively affect their health. There is limited research on work-related stressors from the oncology nurses' perspective.
Qualitative descriptive study.
Fifty-two oncology nurses were selected purposefully from eight cancer treatment centres in different cities of Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using conventional content analysis. The COREQ checklist was used to document the report of the study.
The extracted contents were classified into four main categories. The first category involved personal ability with two subcategories (person-job fit and psychological competencies). The second category included physical environment arrangements with two subcategories (physical working conditions and equipment and facilities). The third category involved psychosocial safety in the workplace with four subcategories (creating a safe work environment, overcoming the challenges of providing care to cancer patients, work/life balance and social recognition of the nursing status). The fourth category holds an organisational context with four subcategories (organisational support, interpersonal relations, justice at work and human resources).
It is necessary to find measures attenuating work-related stresses in oncology nurses. These measures should be in line with developing personal abilities in nurses and creating a safe environment in terms of optimising physical, psychosocial and organisational conditions. It is also important to develop programmes protecting the oncology nurses' occupational health.
The results of this study can help improve nursing work conditions, attenuate work-related stresses in nurses and introduce efficient interventions reducing occupational stressors.
本研究旨在探讨肿瘤护士对工作相关应激源的看法。
肿瘤护士在高度紧张的环境中工作，这可能对他们的健康产生负面影响。从肿瘤护士的角度来看，关于工作相关应激源的研究有限。
定性描述性研究。
从伊朗不同城市的八个癌症治疗中心有目的地选择了 52 名肿瘤护士。通过半结构式访谈收集数据，并使用常规内容分析进行分析。使用 COREQ 清单记录研究报告。
提取的内容分为四个主要类别。第一个类别涉及个人能力，包括两个子类别（人与工作的匹配和心理能力）。第二个类别包括物理环境安排，包括两个子类别（物理工作条件和设备和设施）。第三个类别涉及工作场所的心理社会安全，包括四个子类别（创造安全的工作环境、克服为癌症患者提供护理的挑战、工作/生活平衡和对护理地位的社会认可）。第四个类别包括组织背景，包括四个子类别（组织支持、人际关系、工作中的公正和人力资源）。
有必要找到减轻肿瘤护士工作相关压力的措施。这些措施应符合护士个人能力的发展，并在优化物理、心理社会和组织条件方面创造安全的环境。制定保护肿瘤护士职业健康的计划也很重要。
本研究的结果有助于改善护理工作条件，减轻护士的工作相关压力，并引入有效的干预措施来减少职业应激源。
