A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Stress among Staff Nurses Working in Psychiatric and Multispeciality Hospitals, Bangalore

Jincy. M. Varghese

Abstract: With a view to assess the level of stress among staff nurses working in psychiatric and multi speciality hospitals, a non-experimental comparative study with descriptive approach was undertaken among 120 Staff Nurses. Simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting the staff nurses. The result revealed that 56.7% moderate stress in psychiatric hospital nurses and 65% in multispeciality hospital nurses are having severe stress level.

Keywords: Assess, Stress, Staff Nurses, Multispeciality hospital, Psychiatric hospital