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Perceptions of job stress.

A K Dearmun1

  • 1Children's Surgical Services, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital.

Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community
|August 18, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Newly qualified children's nurses experience stress that evolves over their first year, moving from survival to equilibrium. Understanding these evolving stressors is key to providing effective support for these healthcare professionals.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Professional Development

Background:

  • Newly qualified nurses often face significant stress.
  • Understanding the specific stressors for children's nurses is crucial for support.
  • The UKCC Register Part 15 qualification marks a transition for these nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the stress experiences of the first graduate children's nurses.
  • To identify factors contributing to stress during the initial year post-qualification.
  • To understand the chronological development of stress in this cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study drawing on the experiences of newly qualified children's nurses.
  • Analysis of the chronological dimension of stress.
  • Identification of specific stressful situations and triggers.

Main Results:

  • Stress evolved chronologically, from initial survival to a sense of equilibrium.
  • Confidence growth reduced the perceived stress of initially challenging situations.
  • Increased stress was linked to managerial responsibilities and new job roles towards the year's end.

Conclusions:

  • The stress experienced by newly qualified children's nurses is dynamic and changes over time.
  • Support strategies should acknowledge the evolving nature of stress and confidence.
  • Specific situations, particularly those involving increased responsibility, consistently caused stress.

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