Stress and coping strategies of emergency room nurses in tertiary hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak /
Patricia Allex G. Alapan, Guiane Kate S. Ayun, Reginald Kayle R. Garay, Charmaine Jamie C. Marquez, Ma. Angela Victoria U. Nacional, Sophia Grace Anne M. Setiota, Anvilou Reiangeli Maritherese D. Torres; Melanie Grace S. Francisco.
- Fairview, Quezon City: School of Nursing, FEU-NRMF, 2021.
- 141 pages: illustrations, tables, photos; 28 cm.
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
Abstract: The Emergency Room Department is known to have a fast-paced and stressful work environment. Coupled with an ongoing pandemic, it is inevitable for emergency room nurses not to feel stress. This led the researchers to conduct this study which aimed to determine the demographic profile, to identify the causes of stress in terms of personal, professional and organizational categories, to describe the coping strategies utilized in terms of personal, professional and organizational categories, and to determine if there is a significant relationship between the demographic profile to the coping strategies of ER Nurses during the COVID-19 Outbreak. The researchers utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design with 30 ER nurses as the chosen respondents and the study questionnaire consisted of 33 questions categorized into three sections. The mean was used as the statistical techniques namely; frequency and percentage distribution. Subsequently, a chi-square statistical treatment was used to test the hypothesis. The responses revealed that ER nurses were worried about infecting their family. The felt because of the small mistakes or inattentions and lack of medical resources that could make them and others infected by COVID-19. Hence, having leisure activities, seeking help from psychologists and following strict protective measures benefitted the ER nurses which alleviated their stress. The acceptance of the null hypothesis of the demographic profile and coping strategies having no significant relationship might be attributed to the limited sample size drawn from the chosen research population; therefore, findings cannot be generalized.