Clinical Training Stress Inducing Factors among Intern Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 18, Issue 1, July 2016, Pages 123-136 PDF (230.25 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2016.208629 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abeer Abd-El-Razik Ahmed* ; Gehan Maher Khamis | ||
| Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Improving the quality of clinical training among intern nurses (INs) requires provision of suitable educational environment and one of its requirements is determination of the stressinducing factors. Objective: To identify the clinical training stress inducing factors among INs in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Setting: The study was carried out in NICU at El-Shatby Maternity University Hospital, Alexandria University. Subjects: The subjects of present study comprised of 140 INs providing care for neonates admitted to NICU. Tools: Three tools were used to collect necessary data, namely, Characteristics of INs Structured Interview Schedule, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Intern Nurses' Stress Factors Structured Questionnaire. Results: The study revealed that more than half (52.1%) of INs had moderate stress level. Discrepancy between theory and practice was the most perceived academic stress factor among the majority of INs (90.0%). While, public opinion about nurses was the most perceived personal stress factor among 98.6% of INs. Moreover, criticism by preceptor was the most perceived interpersonal stress factor. Furthermore, providing care for many neonates at the same time was the most clinical stress factor among INs in NICU. Conclusion: It can be concluded that INs are confronted with multiple stress factors such as, academic, personal, interpersonal, clinical, environmental, and health care system. Recommendations: The main recommendation of current study was collaboration between health care institutions and preceptors should be assured in order to overcome stress inducing factors in NICU. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Clinical training; Stress inducing factors; Intern nurses; Neonatal intensive care | ||
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