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Stress and coping in a NICU.

S L Rosenthal1, K D Schmid, M M Black

  • 1Adolescent Clinic, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Research in Nursing & Health
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

NICU nurses utilize diverse coping strategies for stress, finding them helpful. However, nurse satisfaction decreased with more experience and education, highlighting a need for targeted stress management interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) present unique stressors for nurses.
  • Effective stress and coping mechanisms are crucial for NICU nurse well-being and retention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the stress and coping strategies employed by NICU nurses.
  • To assess the perceived helpfulness of these strategies.
  • To explore the relationship between NICU situations, stress, and nurse satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire-based study involving 30 NICU nurses.
  • Measurement of coping strategies, their helpfulness, and situational factors (frequency, controllability, stressfulness).
  • Assessment of overall stress and job satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • Nurses employed a range of problem-oriented and emotion-oriented coping strategies.
  • Identified common coping strategies applicable across various NICU situations.
  • Nurse satisfaction showed an inverse relationship with experience and education, but was not correlated with stress levels.

Conclusions:

  • NICU nurses actively use and find value in diverse coping strategies.
  • Experience and education may paradoxically decrease job satisfaction, warranting further investigation.
  • Findings suggest implications for developing targeted stress management and burnout reduction programs for NICU staff.

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