THE SITUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS OF ORIGINAL SURGERY NURSES AT NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AND SOME RELATED FACTORS

Abstract

Objectives: Describe the level of occupational stress of operating room nurses and identify some factors related to the stress status of nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was carried out from October 2021 to the end of November 2022 at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study subjects were all 64 nurses working in the operating rooms, who agreed to participate in the study on a voluntary basis, having worked for > 6 months. Using the DASS 21 toolkit to assess the occupational stress of nurses. Results: The rate of occupational stress of nurses was 66.7%. Low level stress accounts for 7.9%; moderate stress accounts for 27.0%; severe stress accounted for 31.7%; very severe stress accounted for 7.9%. Nurses with part-time jobs were 3.2 times more likely to experience stress than non-participating nurses, OR (95% CI): 3.2 (1.0 – 10.3). Nurses who were at high risk of contracting disease from patients during work were 6.7 times more likely to be stressed than those who were not at risk, OR (95% CI): 6.7 (2, 0 – 21.8). Nurses who worked more than 10 hours/day were 5.7 times more likely to be stressed than nurses who worked less than 10 hours/day, OR (95%CI): 5.7 (1.6 – 10). 19,7). Conclusion: The rate of occupational stress among nurses is quite high, so it is necessary to have interventions to control this problem