The Effect of Resilience Skills Training on Nursing Stress of Nursing Staff in Hospitals of Golestan Province

Introduction: Nurses are required to use stress management methods due to their high exposure to daily stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of resilience skills training on nursing stress of nursing staff in hospitals of Golestan Province. Methods: The present study is quasi-experimental. Participants included nurses working in hospitals in Golestan province who were randomly selected and randomly assigned to participate in the study. The samples were 40 in each of the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent a 4-session workshop on resilience skills. Data were collected using a two-part instrument consisting of demographic questions and “Nursing Stress Scale” (NSS). The Scale was completed by participants in the three stages before, immediately and one month after the intervention. The reliability of this scale before the intervention was performed by Cronbach's method. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS. 21. Results: In the test group, the difference between the mean score of total nursing stress before and after the training was 101.05, 93.50, respectively. After intervention, training of resilience skills between two groups of test and control was also significant in nursing stress variable. In other words, intervention significantly decreased nursing stress in nursing staff (n = 141.104, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Training of resilience skills reduced nursing stress in nursing staff. Training this skill for nurses is recommended.