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11227582

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
In the study of work-related stress among nurses, the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) is the best known and most widely used scale. This article presents an overview of the NSS and its use, and describes the development of an expanded instrument (ENSS) to measure sources and frequency of stress perceived by nurses. Findings are based on a random sample of 2,280 nurses in Ontario working in a wide range of work settings. Pretests for the study indicated that an expanded version of the NSS was necessary in order to adequately measure sources of stress among nurses. The sources of stress comprised nine subscales--death and dying, conflict with physicians, inadequate preparation, problems with peers, problems with supervisors, workload, uncertainty concerning treatment, patients and their families, and discrimination. Confirmatory factor analyses, run on two randomly selected halves of the sample, came close to meeting standard criteria levels. The alpha coefficients of eight of the subscales were .70 or higher, and concurrent and construct validity assessments provided strong support for the expanded NSS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1061-3749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
An empirical evaluation of an expanded Nursing Stress Scale.
pubmed:affiliation
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, School of Nursing.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't