Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 4

A survey of nurses’ issues in adopting self-control behaviors in stressful situations

1Department of Anesthesia, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran

2MSc. Graduated, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding author: Fatemeh Alhani Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 21 82883898 e-mail: hresearchh@gmail.com

Online published on 13 December, 2018.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess nurses’ issues in adopting self-control behaviors in stressful situations.

The present cross sectional study was conducted on 84 nurses in 22 Bahman and Hakim hospitals in Neyshabur were selected as research population that were selected using stratified sampling method with appropriate matching.

The results showed that the mean age of participant nurses was 29. 57 (67.9%) were female and 27 (32.1%) were male. Heavy workload, lack of a consultant and advisor, and unfair discrimination between nurses in evaluations were issues with high frequency which participants mentioned in their answers.

Based on results if we could change the knowledge and attitudes of the managers about anxiety and stress among employees and empower them such that they could make decisions about environmental it eventually leads to improved organizational productivity through improvements in the quality of life among nurses and effects on the whole organization.

Keywords

Nurses’ Issues, Adopting, Stressful Situations