OBJECTIVE To document job satisfaction and sources of stress among nursing staff working in nursing homes and to evaluate the extent to which the reasons of stress differ by type of nursing staff. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Twenty-five nursing homes in North Carolina participating in a demonstration project of a new model of long-term care pharmacy. PARTICIPANTS Nurses and nurs...

BACKGROUND In recent years, there is a growing appreciation of the stresses involved in nursing training. It is important for nursing educators to know the prevalence of psychological distress and psychological well-being among nursing students. The present study aimed to assess perceived stress in the undergraduate students studying in a nursing college located in North India. MATERIALS AND ...

background: in recent years significant medical science advances have been made in the field midwifery and infant care. the premature, low birth weight and ill infants are admitted to the technologically advanced nicu for care and they often require long‑term stay. this study addresses parental experiences with the infant care in nicu, explores their concerns regarding nursing supports for pare...

Background: Nursing students face tremendous stressors during their student life that lead to physical and mental health problems and poor academic performance. But, evidence relating to stress, anxiety and depression in this population in Sri Lanka is limited. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine depression, anxiety and stress and associated factors among undergraduate nursing stude...

BACKGROUND The current study investigated the efficacy of two brief intervention programs-biofeedback and mindfulness meditation-on levels of state anxiety and perceived stress in second-year Thai nursing students as they began clinical training. METHOD Eighty-nine participants from a public nursing college in Thailand were randomly assigned to one of three groups: biofeedback group, mindfuln...

This study estimates how informal care, paid formal care, and caregiver stress or burden relate to nursing home placement. Data came from the 1999 National Long Term Care Survey and were merged with administrative data. Results show that stress is a strong predictor of entry over follow-up periods of up to two years, and physical strain and financial hardship are important predictors of high le...

Background: Multiple healthcare agencies, such as American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2016) and American Nurses’ Association (2017), requested that end-of-life care be incorporated in undergraduate nursing education. Simulation offers nursing educators the opportunity to offer safe, hands-on end-of-life care education. However, a gap in the literature exists when examining the impact o...

moral distress and professional stress are common problems that can have adverse effects on nurses, patients, and the healthcare system as a whole. thus, this cross-sectional study aims to examine the relationship between moral distress, professional stress, and intent to stay in the nursing profession. two hundred and twenty full-time nurses employed at teaching hospitals in the eastern region...