A STUDY TO ASSESS AND ANALYSE JOB RELATED STRESS

AMONG STAFF NURSES

OBJECTIVE:
A study to assess and analyze job related stress among staff nurses in Omni
Hospitals, Kothapet, Hyderabad.
NOTE:
No negative marks will be given.
Questionnaire consists of three sections A, B&C.
SECTION-A: Demographic data of staff nurses.
SECTION-B: Self stress /personal stress.
SECTION-C: Organizational stress.

SECTION-A
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
1. Name:
2. Gender
(a)Male
(b)Female
3. Age group
(a) 21-30
(b) 31-40
(c) 41-50
(d) 51 and above
4. Department.
(a) Op
(b) General ward/casualty
(c) ICU/AMC/NIC/PICU
(d) OT
5. Experience
(a) Below 1yr
(b) 1-2 yrs
(c) 2-3 yrs
(d) More than 3yrs
6. Educational status.
(a) M.sc
(b) General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)
(c) Post B.sc.
(d) B.sc
7. Salary per month.
(a) Rs.10,000 (b) Rs.10,001-15,000 (c) 15,001-20,000

(d) 20,001-25,000

SECTION -B
SELF-STRESS/PERSONAL STRESS
1. How often you face stress situation.
(a) Very often
(b) Mostly
(c) Never
(d) Rarely
2. Do you think Spending of weekend time with family reduces stress?
(a) Yes
(b) No
3. Are you able to balance your family and work?
(a) Yes
(b) No
4. Do you become restless after working hours?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Sometimes
(d) Never
5. Health problems due to stress are happening.
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Sometimes
(d) Never
6. Do you think Healthy habits to keep body fit and reduce stress?
(a) Strongly agree
(b) Agree
(c) Neutral
(d) Disagree
7. Do you get a sound sleep without worrying about the work?
(
)
(a) Yes
(b) No
8. Do you able to manage your family after the working hours.
(a) Yes
(b) No
9. What do you think the main cause of stress at personal?
(a)Family problems
(b) Health problems
(c) Financial problems
(d) Poor communication
10. Is your income is very important to run your family.
(a) Yes

(b) No
11. Most of your stress is related to?
(a) Work environment
(b) Supervision
(c) Work group
(d) Family
12. Recently you found it more difficult to control your emotions.
(a) Yes
(b) No
13. Do you feel tired during the day?
(a) Yes
(b) No
14. Do you feel sensitive towards emotional needs of your patients?
(a) Yes
(b) No
15. Do you think ways to manage stress reduces stress?
(a) Yes
(b) No

SECTION-C
ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
1. Do you able meet out the demands of the job?
(a) Yes
(b) No
2. Is your relationship with peers and colleagues is smooth.
(a) Good
(b) Bad
(c) Average
(d) No comments
3. Do you experience excessive work pressure?
(a) Mostly
(b) Rarely
(c) Never
(d) Sometimes
4. Does organization will provide training in nursing practices like intravenous
insertion, wound dressing, etc.
(a) Yes
(b) No
5. Do you think that stress management program reduces stress?
(a) Yes
(b) No
6. Are you open-minded in approach towards your patients?
(a) Yes

(b) No
7. What could be done by management to relieve employees from getting stressed? (
(a) High salary
(b) Recruit supportive staff
(c) Training
(d) Reduce work load
8. Do you tend to get angry when you get interrupted at work?
(
(a) Mostly
(b) Never
(c) Rarely
(d) Frequently
9. How often do you say I am busy (or) I am having hard time at work place?
(
(a) Very often
(b) Never
(c) Rarely
(d) Sometimes
10. What do you think the main cause of stress at work place?
(
(a) Over work load
(b) Low Salary package
(c) Lack of carrier progression
(d) Unorganized performance
11. Do you notice any negative changes in your behavior patterns when you are under
pressure?
(
(a) Never
(b) Sometimes
(c) Always
(d) Rarely
12. Does stress affects your performance.
(
(a) Always
(b) Often
(c) Rarely
(d) Never
13. Are you working against your will in the organization?
(
(a) Yes
(b) No
14. Do you like to continue in the organization for long period?
(
(a) Yes
(b) No
15. Do you feel that hospital needs to create stress management techniques?
(
(a) Yes
(b) No