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GERONTIC AND INTENSIVE CARE NURSING ‐EQUALLY STRESSFUL?
Author(s) -
Parish K.A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1988.tb00339.x
Subject(s) - intensive care , nursing , medicine , critical care nursing , nursing care , significant difference , family medicine , psychology , health care , intensive care medicine , economics , economic growth
It is widely accepted that nursing is a stressful occupation. However, much of the research which has been undertaken in this area has concentrated on nurses in the acute setting, particularly Intensive Care Units. This study attempted to compare stress levels of Registered Nurses (RNs) employed in Aged Care Facilities with Registered Nurses working in Intensive Care Units. A questionnaire by which RNs could indicate their perceived levels of stress was distributed to a number of hospitals and Aged Care Facilities. The responses of forty registered nurses (twenty from Aged Care Facilities (ACFs) and twenty from Intensive Care Units (ICUs) were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Both groups of nurses indicated that they may experience significant stress during their working day. However, there was no obvious difference between the overall stress levels of either group.