Job stress is defending as silent killer, nursing profession is stressful job. The aim of
this study is to identify job stress sources and coping styles among nurses working in alkadmous
governmental hospitals, a sample consisted of (50%) of nurses
(90 nurse) were
randomly selected for this study, the questionnaire was developed by the researcher based
on references and literature review. the result show that the total degree of general average
of job stress sources was moderate, the percentage (62.8%) of the psychosocial stress
domain was in the first degree, administration stress domain in the second degree, the third
degree work place environment related stress, and domain of personality stress came last in
order. Also, Shows the study that positive styles of coping stress such as access to advice
and guidance, problems discussion, and identify priorities of work were most use among
study sample from negative styles such as changing work, and the use of drug. Based upon
the results. To conclude, the study has proposed the following recommendation: there is a
need for raising salaries and incentives, implementation of a job description plan,
improvement of working conditions.
This study aimed to identify the professional psychological pressures on a sample of nurses who are working in Al-assad University Hospital according to the variables (gender, marital status).The sample consistes of (120) nurses of various department
s in the hospital. The researcher has done a questionair of the pressure professional psychological, the study concluded to the following results:
-About (64.59) of the nurses have shown high levels of psychological stress. What comes first to the surface is the financial issues, then comes the work environment dimension and the psychological dimension.
-The study showed that there were statistical significant differencesin favor of femalescocerningthe psychological dimension, and towardmales inthe dimension of the relationship with doctors as we the financialdimension.
-The study showed that there were statistical significant differencesconcerning professional psychological pressures. These differences were related to the psychological dimension and in favor of unmarried people only.
This research deals with Hypochondriasis for a sample of Female Nurses in the Public Hospital in Damascus, the aims of this research are; knowing the percentage of the spread of hypochondriasis disorder in those working in nursing profession (sample
members).
-Knowing the differences in hypochondriasis in the female nurses
according to the following variables: (Age, family status, number of years of service).
Research sample: The sample is composed of 400 female nurses who work in the public and private hospitals in Damascus city.
The research tool: Hypochondriasis scale is used, prepared by Fayez Al-Haj (1991).
Research methodology: the researcher has used the analytical descriptive methodology which is considered the suitable methodology for the psychiatric, social and educational sciences.
Statistical methods used: The raw marks of the sample members and their processing through the Statistical package (spss).
The most important results of the study:
- Percentage numbers amounting to 24% of the female nurses (sample members) suffer hypochondriasis.
- There are no differences in hypochondriasis in the female nurses
according to age variable.
- There are differences in hypochondriasis in female nurses according to the family status variable. There are denoting differences between the two means of (married) class and (widow)class in favor of the later one, differences between (married) class and (divorced) class in favor of the later one, differences between (single) class and (widow)class in favor of
the later one, and differences between (single) class and (divorced) class
in favor of the later one.
- There are differences in hypochondriasis in the female nurses according to the variable of number of years of service between the two means of class (1-5) and class (11-15) in favor of class (11-15). Moreover, denoting differences have appeared between the two means of class (1-5) and class (16-up) in favor of class (16-up). Denoting differences have appeared between the two means of class (6-10) and class (11-15) in favor of class (11-15). Denoting differences have appeared between the two means of class (6-10) and class (16-up) in favor of class (16-up).
