Relationship between Occupational Stress, Burnout and Job Performance among Nurses Working in ICUs at Benha University Hospital

Mostafa Ahmed, Sabah; Mohamed Mourad, Ghada; Mahmoud Zaki, Mawaheb; EL-Sayed Mohamed, Rehab

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2022.248846

Relationship between Occupational Stress, Burnout and Job Performance among Nurses Working in ICUs at Benha University Hospital

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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¹ Director of the School of Nursing for boys, Hosh Essa, El Beheira Governorate, Egypt

² Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University

³ Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.248846

Abstract

Background: Stress and burnout are frequently associated with critical care nursing. Nurses
experience stressful situations in their daily work environment. Poor job performance among nurses
might be induced by occupational stress. Aim of study: Was to assess the relation between
occupational stress, burnout and job performance among nurses working in ICUs at Benha
University Hospital. Design: A descriptive exploratory correlational design was used. Setting: This
study was conducted at Benha University Hospital in (intensive care unit, intermediate care unit,
pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit), Qalubia Governorate. Research sample: A purposive
sample of 100 nurses was included in this study. Tools of data collection: Data was collected by
the following tools. I: Work related stressors questionnaire, it consists of two parts: Part I: Sociodemographic data, Part II: Work related stressors scale. II: Maslach Burnout Inventory and III: Six
dimension scale of nursing performance. Results: About to thirty quarters of studied nurses had
severe level of work related stressors, near to two thirds had high level of burnout and about two
thirds had good performance. Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between work related
stressors and burnout among studied nurses. On the other hand, there was negative correlation
between work related stressors, burnout and job performance. Recommendation: Conducting a
nurse's assistance programs that introduced for early identification and interventions on problems
that make stress so that performance levels could increase.

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