Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

3 p.

Publication Date

2012

Publisher

Kentucky Nurses Association

Source Publication

Kentucky Nurse

Source ISSN

0742-8367

Abstract

Job-related stress is an important factor predicting staff satisfaction and position turnover among nursing staff, particularly in the operating room. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived amount of stress elicited by events in the perioperative environment, the frequency of those events, and the impact of those events on the perceived stress of operating room nurses (ORNs) and operating room technologists (ORTs). The Survey on Stress in the OR instrument, which was used to query the subjects, exhibited high internal consistency of all items. The findings indicated that the ORNs and the ORTs exhibited remarkable similarities between stressful events perceived as high and low impact. The two groups agreed that the highest impact stressful event was "pressure to work more quickly." Using the results of this study, OR administrators may be able to redesign the OR environment to minimize the impact of stressful events and thereby improve job satisfaction and minimize nursing staff turnover.

Comments

Published version. Kentucky Nurse, Vol. 60, No. 2 (April-June 2012): 5-8. Publisher link. © 2012 Kentucky Nurses Association. Used with permission.

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