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- Publisher
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- Copyright
- ©2012 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
- Subject
- Clinical research mental health
- ISSN
- 0029-6570
- eISSN
- 2047-9018
- DOI
- 10.7748/ns.9.46.36.s36
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
There is growing evidence that nursing is a stressful occupation, particularly mental health nursing. However, the lack of an appropriate measurement tool has meant it has been difficult to investigate the nature of this stress. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of one such scale for measuring stress in mental health nurses, the Mental Health Professional Stress Scale. A total of six questionnaires was sent to a sample of 210 community and hospital mental health nurses. The findings suggested that the scale was a useful measure and predictor of stress. The most consistent predictor of poor mental health outcomes for nurses was home/work conflict, outweighing the significance of client/patient-related difficulties.
Journal
Nursing Standard – Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Published: Aug 9, 1995
Keywords: ► Stress ► Nursing health and welfare ► Mental health