Relationship of Work Stress to the Performance of Intensive Care Unit Nurses in Makassar

Ekayanti Hafidah Ahmad¹, Alimin Maidin², Tahir Abdullah³, Furqaan Naiem⁴, Syahruni Buraerah⁵, Rika Handayanif⁶ and Prihantono Prihantono^7,

¹Makassar Nursing Academy, Makassar, Indonesia

²Post-Graduate School, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

³Reproductive Health and Family, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University., Makassar, Indonesia

⁴Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

⁵Yapma Academy of Midwifery, Makassar, Indonesia

⁶Academy of Midwifery Syekh Yusuf Gowa, Makassar, Indonesia

⁷Departement of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia

Cite this paper

Ekayanti Hafidah Ahmad, Alimin Maidin, Tahir Abdullah, Furqaan Naiem, Syahruni Buraerah, Rika Handayanif and Prihantono Prihantono. Relationship of Work Stress to the Performance of Intensive Care Unit Nurses in Makassar. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2018; 6(1):18-20. doi: 10.12691/AJPHR-6-1-4

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine the relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar Hospital. Method: This is quantitative research with the observational method using cross-sectional study. Samples were taken as many as 36 people as respondents conducted by using proportionate random sampling. Data collected through observation, interview, and documentation by using questionnaires Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the data was analyzed through Gamma & Somer’s d test. Result: Female nurses in the ICU who suffered severe job stress, 91.7% have less performance, the correlation value of 0.522, significant with p-value = 0.001. Conclusion: This study shows that there is a relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar city hospitals. Lack of staff and lack of sleep regarded as physical stressors that can reduce the performance of ICU nurses.

Keywords

work stress, female nurse, Intensive Care Unit

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