The relationship between occupational stressors, occupational stress and burnout among trauma unit nursing staff

dc.contributor.advisorSteyn, Martha Magdalenaen
dc.contributor.emailupetd@up.ac.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateSpies, Jenniferen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-06T14:44:52Z
dc.date.available2005-03-22en
dc.date.available2013-09-06T14:44:52Z
dc.date.created2004-12-02en
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.date.submitted2005-03-16en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MCom (Human Resources Management))--University of Pretoria, 2004.en
dc.description.abstractThe impact of occupational stress on physiological and psychological well-being of employees is well documented, as well as the adverse effects of occupational stress on organisational functioning. Nursing occupational stressors are divided in nursing-specific demands, job demands and lack of organisational support. If unattended, occupational stress may progress to burnout. Burnout is a type of response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job and it is conceptualised as emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment. It has been an issue particularly prominent in the human service occupations. The nursing profession specifically meets these criteria. Individuals who work under these circumstances are at greater risk of developing burnout. 53 nurses completed a biographical questionnaire, the Nursing Stress Survey (NSS) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results indicate that trauma unit nursing staff experience moderate levels of occupational stress and average levels of burnout. Various stressors were identified that nursing staff experienced relatively severely. Emotional exhaustion is related to nursing-specific demands, job demands and lack of organisational support with large effect, indicating the importance of occupational stress in the development of burnout. It is important that management take cognizance of the relationships in order to have a pro-active approach to organisational stress management with the implementation of preventative interventions.en
dc.description.availabilityunrestricteden
dc.description.departmentHuman Resource Managementen
dc.identifier.citationSpies, J 2004, The relationship between occupational stressors, occupational stress and burnout among trauma unit nursing staff, MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23207 >en
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03162005-152554/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/23207
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectJob demandsen
dc.subjectMaslach burnout inventoryen
dc.subjectNursing stress surveyen
dc.subjectTrauma nursingen
dc.subjectBurnout interventionsen
dc.subjectNursing stressorsen
dc.subjectOccupational stressen
dc.subjectBurnouten
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between occupational stressors, occupational stress and burnout among trauma unit nursing staffen
dc.typeDissertationen

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