Open AccessOncology nurses’ perceptions of work stress and its sources in a university‐teaching hospital: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Wazqar Dhuha Youssef
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.192
Subject(s) - perception , qualitative research , medical education , medicine , psychology , work stress , university hospital , work (physics) , oncology , nursing , sociology , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
Aim To explore and understand work stress and its sources among oncology nurses in a Saudi university‐teaching hospital. Design Qualitative descriptive study using semistructured interviews. Methods Fourteen oncology nurses working in a university‐teaching hospital were interviewed between October ‐ December 2016. Qualitative content analysis according to the Krippendorff method was used to explore work‐related stressors among oncology nurses in Saudi Arabia. Results Two categories were emerged including “extent of work stress” and “work‐related stressors”. The second category included the following subcategories of workload and staff shortage, emotional demands, lack of social support, language barriers, and lack of respect from patients and family members and cultural differences.