[Correlation analysis between fatigue and job stressors of nurses]

To explore the correlation between the degree of fatigue and job stressors in nurses.

A survey was conducted by using a questionnaire of, Fatigue Scale -14 (FS-14) and Nurse Job Stressors Scale in 306 nurses.

The total score of fatigue was 7.17 +/- 3.41, the score of physical fatigue was 4.84 +/- 2.19, and the score of mental fatigue was 2.33 +/- 1.67 in nurses. The total score of fatigue, the score of physical fatigue and mental fatigue were positively correlated with five aspects of job stressors (P < 0.01). The total score of fatigue and the score of physical fatigue were positively correlated with age and the length of service. In logistic regression analysis, in comparison with ICU, the OR for total job stressors is 1.068, the OR for medicine department, surgical department, operation room, gynecology and pediatrics departments were 0.095, 0.187, 0.187, 0.029 and 0.005 respectively.

Job stress is the major factor inducing fatigue in nurses, the managers of hospital should pay more attention to improve the capacity of nurses to cope with stress; and to care about their work and life to reduce the degree of fatigue.