Open AccessJob‐related stress in psychiatric assistant nurses
Author(s) -
Yada Hironori,
Abe Hiroshi,
Omori Hisamitsu,
Ishida Yasushi,
Katoh Takahiko
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.103
Subject(s) - irritability , stressor , psychiatry , psychiatric hospital , psychology , medicine , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , anxiety , philosophy , linguistics
Aim We aimed to clarify how stress among psychiatric assistant nurses ( PAN s) differed from Registered Nurses ( PRN s). Design Cross‐sectional survey study was conducted with PRN s and PAN s working in six psychiatric hospitals in Japan. Methods The Psychiatric Nurse Job Stressor Scale ( PNJSS ) and the job stressor and stress reaction subscales of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire measured stress in 68 PAN s and 140 PRN s. The results were statistically analysed. Results Psychiatric assistant nurses had significantly higher scores than PRN s on the job stressor subscales in psychiatric nursing ability, interpersonal relations and in the stress reaction subscales of irritability and somatic symptoms. “Psychiatric nursing ability,” “Communication” and “Use of techniques” were associated with almost all stress reactions in PAN s than in PRN s.