Work stress in ICU nurses [Estrés laboral en enfermeras UCI]

Authors

  • Andrea Margarita Reyes-Guevara Autonomous Regional University of the Andes. UNIANDES, Ambato - Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62574/rmpi.v2i2.54

Keywords:

mental stress, psychological effects, occupational diseases

Abstract

The objective was to analyze work stress in nurses who worked in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The type of research used is descriptive documentary with bibliographic design, 16 articles were scrutinized that met the inclusion criteria. Intensive care nurses experience a higher risk of psychological burden, and lack a sense of professional satisfaction, constituting factors of job stress for nurses who worked in intensive care during the pandemic. The results of the different findings of the review determine that it is necessary to improve working conditions to support nurses who cared for patients during the pandemic. Job stress is high in critical care nurses, as the pandemic increased the workload and responsibilities of critical care nurses.

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Published

2022-04-01

How to Cite

Reyes-Guevara, A. M. . (2022). Work stress in ICU nurses [Estrés laboral en enfermeras UCI]. Multidisciplinary Journal Investigative Perspectives/Revista Multidisciplinaria Perspectivas Investigativas, 2(2), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.62574/rmpi.v2i2.54