Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 19 Issue 3
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- Pages.259-272
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- 1989
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
A Study on Work Stress Perceived by Clinical Nurses
간호사의 업무 스트레스에 대한 연구 -정신과 간호사 중심-
Abstract
This study was designed to measure the degree of work stress perceived by clinical nurses working in psyciatric ward, and to identify the factors influencing the difference of work stress. The survey method was used and the subjects of this study consisted of 135 psyciatric nurses from 7 university hospitals and 4 provincial general hospitals. The data were collected from August 1 to 20, 1988. The instrument used for this study was PNOSS(Psychiatric Nurse Occupational Stress Scale) which was developed by Bai(1989). The confidence verification of this instrument was computed and the Cronbach