Nurses’ perspective of work-related stressors

Work related stressors and the development of ischemic heart disease

Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses.

BACKGROUND Stress in health care professionals may reflect both the work and appraisal of work and impacts on the individuals, their patients, colleagues and managers. PURPOSE The purpose of the present study is to examine physiological and psychological effects of stressors (tasks) and theory-based perceptions of work stressors within and between nurses in real time. METHODS During two wor...

Work Stressors and Creativity

Work stressors, conflict asymmetries and dissatisfaction with the status quo are all negative factors which workers today are subjected to. Unfortunately, these situations occur more often than companies would want. However, negative results, despite what might be expected, do not always follow in the performances of affected employees. In this paper, through a theoretical review, it is shown u...

Role of Job Stressors on Quality of Life in Nurses

Background and purpose: Job stress is one of the main factors that reduce productivity in organizations and leads to physical and psychological complications in personnel. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between job stressors and quality of life in nurses. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in all nurses (n=394) working in Sari Imam Khomin...

Prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses in a Public Hospital

Abstract Background and purpose: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, and nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, and tension neck syndrome are examples. Almost all work requires the use of the arms and hands, therefore, most WMSD affect the hands, wrists, elbows, neck, and shoulders. The aim of the cu...