Keywords
hospital environment
working conditions
performance and job satisfaction
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: It is of utmost significance to understand how job stress affects female nursing staff and what are the main sources of job stress in the hospital environment. It is also of great importance to retrieve more information about working conditions, performance and job satisfaction. The information can be utilized to reduce job stress and increase performance and job satisfaction. This research study explored what factors contribute to the job stress of female nurses in public sector hospitals. The significance of female nursing staff in the hospital setting cannot be ignored. The study identifies what are the main sources of job stress of nursing staff, how it affects the job performance and job satisfaction of nurses
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the research project was to obtain information that could be utilized by administration in health-related organizations.
MATHODOLOGY: Statistical tools were used. These are chi-square tests and Pearson-method (p- value). However, chi-square tests and chi-square 59 analysis was done through Pearson method. As per scoring given above, the entire data of 315 questionnaires was tabulated in an Excel Spread Sheet. The same data was then fed into SPSS (15thVersion)
RESULTS: The respondents identified various factors which cause them job stress. Out of the total 315 respondents, 81% (255) pointed out that rush of patients in hospitals is one of the cause of stress during job. 92.4 % (291), respondents say that unpleasant and unhealthy work environment is a cause of job stress, 90.2 % (284) identified that potentially dangerous working conditions are causing them stress on job.
CONCLUSION: The findings also suggest that strenuous conditions of nurses are felt more severely among the public sector hospital’s nurses. Preventive measures are suggested based on findings on how to diminish job stress of female nursing staff of public sector hospitals and thereby contribute to maintaining a satisfied and contented Nursing staff.