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[Stress in the nursing team of an emergency medical service]
Cristiane Panizzon1, Anna Maria Hecker Luz, Lísia Maria Fensterseifer
1Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. cris_panizzon@hotmail.com
Abstract:
This exploratory study aimed at determining stress levels and stressors, verifying the association between stress and studied variables, and identifying the predictive stress factors in an emergency nursing team. Data were collected using a social-demographic questionnaire and a scale of labor pressure sources applied with 98 workers. Chi-square test and Spearman correlation test results showed a high stress level, and identified work load as the main stressor. All pressure sources at work had a positive significant correlation with stress leve, and the following predictors were identified: work load, problems related to the client, and organizational processes and structure. The results indicate the need of management changes in the emergency unit in order to reduce the stress of the nursing team.
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