The Effect of Workload Caused by the Pandemic on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels in Surgical and Operating Room Nurses

Purpose: To determine the effect of pandemic workload on depression, anxiety and stress levels in surgical operating room nurses.
 Methods: study is planed a descriptive cross-sectional . This sample was 166 nurses (92% all nurses) working units state hospital, whom agreed to participate this july 1, 2020. 
 The data were collected by personal information form, Questionnaire Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21. Number, mean, SD, percentage calculations, t test, ANOVA Spearman correlation test multivariate linear regresyon used for analysis
 Results: mean age 38.75±8.38 years, 86% women, 78% undergraduate, 63% chose their profession willingly, 64% reported high 64.5% workload. When who voluntarily do not choose compared, statistically highly significant difference found between scores. As result variance analysis performed departments (operating room, intensive care units, clinics) DASS-21 scores sub-dimensions scales, be (p