Sjuksköterskans upplevelse av konsekvenser på grund av stress i omvårdnadsarbetet

Abstract

Background: The nurse's work includes varied duties. Nursing is a caring profession where the patient's different needs should be met while the administrative data and the medical discipline must be maintained. Nurses are confronted with stressful situations in their daily nursing work. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the nurse's experience of stress-related consequences of nursing care. Method: A literature review was made, based on twelve scientific articles. Results: Three main themes of the nurses' experience was found. Psychological consequences for nurses, mental health consequences for nurses and nurses' experience of direct consequences for patient safety. Conclusion: The nurses felt that stress in nursing gave negative consequences. Patient safety is reduced when nurses stress in their work and when they don´t have the time to apply individual patient care. Theoretical knowledge and how work-related stress affects the quality of care should be obtained to reduce the consequences for both nurses and patients.