IMPACTO DEL ESTRÉS LABORAL EN LOS PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍA QUE OTORGAN CUIDADOS HOSPITALARIOS

Abstract

Introduction: One of the factors such as excessive work hours in nursing professionals is a risk to professional health with a probable impact on the quality and productivity of the service provided. Objective: Determine the impact of work stress on nursing professionals hired part-time at the Technical University of Ambato. Methodology: A descriptive, non-experimental cross-sectional study was carried out. A survey was applied with the Spanish version of the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) during the month of July 2023. All nursing staff who work part-time at the Technical University of Ambato as hospital practice teachers were included. (n=50). Data such as age and hospital work service were considered. Full-time nursing staff were excluded. To determine the frequency and percentage of work stress. Results: The nursing professionals surveyed predominated in services such as Operating Room 18% (n=9), Emergency 12% (n=6), Neonatology 12% (n=6) and Hospitalization Surgery 10% (n=5), with an average age of 38.6 years (Min 24 – Max 59). The determination of work stress according to the stressors evaluated predominated the score characterized as “sometimes” with 54% (n=27), followed by the score “never” with 26% (n=13), score “frequently” with the 16% (n=8) and finally the score “very frequently” with 4% (n=2). Conclusion: Stress over disagreement with a patient's treatment was related and causes a greater impact on the work stress of nursing professionals.