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  • Stressors and coping strategies of emergency department nurses and doctors: A cross-sectional study

    Author(s)
    Xu, H
    Johnston, ANB
    Greenslade, JH
    Wallis, M
    Elder, E
    Abraham, L
    Thom, O
    Carlström, E
    Crilly, J
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Crilly, Julia
    Elder, Elizabeth G.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are stressful workplaces. Limited research explores components ED staff find stressful and how they cope. The aim of this study is to describe ED staff perceptions of their working environment. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in 2017 in a public, teaching hospital ED situated in an outer-metropolitan low socio-economic area. ED doctors and nurses completed surveys exploring workplace stressors (the ED stressors tool), coping strategies (Jalowiec Coping Scale), and perceptions of the working environment (Working Environment Scale-10). Descriptive and comparative ...
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    Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are stressful workplaces. Limited research explores components ED staff find stressful and how they cope. The aim of this study is to describe ED staff perceptions of their working environment. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken in 2017 in a public, teaching hospital ED situated in an outer-metropolitan low socio-economic area. ED doctors and nurses completed surveys exploring workplace stressors (the ED stressors tool), coping strategies (Jalowiec Coping Scale), and perceptions of the working environment (Working Environment Scale-10). Descriptive and comparative analyses were undertaken. Results: A 40% response rate (161/400) was achieved. Staff reported high workload, moderate self-realisation, and low levels of conflict and nervousness. Heavy workload, poor skill-mix and overcrowding were ranked as high-stress, high-exposure (daily) events. The death or sexual abuse of a child and inability to provide optimal care were ranked highly stressful but infrequent. Coping strategies most often used included: trying to keep life as normal as possible (90%) and considering different ways to handle the situation (89%). Conclusions: Impacts of varying degrees of exposure of this young cohort of staff, with limited experience, to modifiable and non-modifiable stressors highlight site-specific opportunities to enhance staff perceptions of their working environment.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Emergency Care
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2018.10.005
    Note
    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/385652
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