Benchmarking occupational stressors and strain levels for rural nurses and other health sector workers

Albion, Majella J. and Fogarty, Gerard J. and Machin, M. Anthony (2005) Benchmarking occupational stressors and strain levels for rural nurses and other health sector workers. Journal of Nursing Management, 13 (5). pp. 411-418. ISSN 0966-0429;

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Abstract

This study was conducted with 1097 employees (866 females, 217 males, 14 did not indicate gender) in a regional Health Service District (HSD) who completed the Queensland Public
Agency Staff Survey (QPASS). Nurses' results on measures of organisational climate and psychological outcomes were compared with those of other employees in the HSD. Nurses
reported less favourable outcomes on all but one of the organisational climate scales, and also were found to have more distress (strain), and lower levels of morale, job satisfaction, and quality of worklife than others. Results were generally less favourable for nurses working in the large regional hospital and in mental health than for nurses in other facilities.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Deposited according to Publisher's requirements.
Depositing User:	epEditor USQ
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 00:21
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:32
Uncontrolled Keywords:	distress; organizational climate; satisfaction; shortage; workload
Fields of Research :	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111714 Mental Health 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1110 Nursing > 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective:	C Society > 92 Health > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920505 Occupational Health
Identification Number or DOI:	doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2005.00538.x
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/437

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