A correlation study to assess the relationship between occupational stress and psychological wellbeing among staff nurses from selected hospitals

Abstract

Nursing job requires emotional labour in order to manage the emotional demands of interacting with patients, relations, and co-workers. Developing nurses resilience is critical for minimising the burnout that may result from continued exposure to these demands. If nurses lack the necessary emotional regulation abilities, they will be unable to retain their composure while talking with patients, particularly in various crisis circumstances. Material and Method: A correlational research design quantitative research approach was used. Sample size consisted of 200 samples staff nurses and non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for the collection of data. The Srivastava and Singh (1984) Occupational Stress Index & The Psychological Public Well-Being Index (PGWBI) was established to assess felt well-being and distress in individuals was used as a tool for conducting the study Results: The study concluded that maximum participants that are staff nurses have moderate to high level of stress and low level of psychological wellbeing. The results also depicted correlation between occupational stress with psychological wellbeing among staff nurses. There is significant association of occupational stress with hospital administration variable.  Age, area of work showed a significant association with psychological wellbeing. Conclusion: Findings of the study, suggestions for controlling the occupational stress of nurses and conclusions of the study are depicting that Researchers and nursing management think that by transforming work settings into healthy workplaces, increases in nurse recruitment and retention, career satisfaction across all health care workers, and patient outcomes particularly those linked to patient safety can be accomplished.