A Cross-sectional Survey of Job Stress Among Nurses Working at National Hospital Trauma Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

Onyedika Godfrey Okoye; Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi; Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye; Uduak-Enimose Onaghise

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A Cross-sectional Survey of Job Stress Among Nurses Working at National Hospital Trauma Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye, Uduak-Enimose Onaghise

Published in European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Received: 16 April 2021 Accepted: 3 May 2021 Published: 14 May 2021

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Background: Job stress is recognized world-wide as a major challenge to workers’ health and their organizations. This study is intended to determine the work stress among nurses working in a Nigerian dedicated trauma centre. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at the trauma centre of a Nigerian tertiary institution from August to November 2017. All the nurses working in the trauma centre were included in the study. A structured, self administered questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20.0. Results were presented in tables and figures. Results: A total of 80 nurses were enrolled in the survey with male to female ratio of 0.1, mean age of 34±2.3 and modal age group of 31-40years. The mean PSS was high (28.2). The major identified stressors were work load (50%) and lack of consumables (22.5%). Depression (2.5%) was recorded only in female respondents. Despite the high PSS, none of the respondents has had any psychological counselling in the past year. Conclusion: The perceived stress scale among the studied population was high, with virtually no formal Psychological support. Efforts should be made to include regular psychological counseling in this group of people. A follow up study is strongly recommended.

Published in	European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ejcbs.20210702.12
Page(s)	27-32
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Job, Stress, Nurses, Trauma Centre

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Onyedika Godfrey Okoye; Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi; Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye; Uduak-Enimose Onaghise. A Cross-sectional Survey of Job Stress Among Nurses Working at National Hospital Trauma Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Eur. J. Clin. Biomed. Sci. 2021, 7(2), 27-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20210702.12

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Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye, Uduak-Enimose Onaghise. A Cross-sectional Survey of Job Stress Among Nurses Working at National Hospital Trauma Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Eur J Clin Biomed Sci. 2021;7(2):27-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20210702.12

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Onyedika Godfrey Okoye

Department of Surgery, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi

Department of Surgery, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
Uduak-Enimose Onaghise

Department of Nursing services, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

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Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Uchenna Elizabeth Okoye, Uduak-Enimose Onaghise. A Cross-sectional Survey of Job Stress Among Nurses Working at National Hospital Trauma Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Eur J Clin Biomed Sci. 2021;7(2):27-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20210702.12

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  volume = {7},
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  abstract = {Background: Job stress is recognized world-wide as a major challenge to workers’ health and their organizations. This study is intended to determine the work stress among nurses working in a Nigerian dedicated trauma centre. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at the trauma centre of a Nigerian tertiary institution from August to November 2017. All the nurses working in the trauma centre were included in the study. A structured, self administered questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20.0. Results were presented in tables and figures. Results: A total of 80 nurses were enrolled in the survey with male to female ratio of 0.1, mean age of 34±2.3 and modal age group of 31-40years. The mean PSS was high (28.2). The major identified stressors were work load (50%) and lack of consumables (22.5%). Depression (2.5%) was recorded only in female respondents. Despite the high PSS, none of the respondents has had any psychological counselling in the past year. Conclusion: The perceived stress scale among the studied population was high, with virtually no formal Psychological support. Efforts should be made to include regular psychological counseling in this group of people. A follow up study is strongly recommended.},
 year = {2021}
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