Title: Psychological pressure faced by pediatric nurses
ABSTRACT
【Abstract】Objectives: To study the mental stress state among nurses in paediatric department．To analysis the causation of the mental stress state. To research the countermeasures to decrease their mental stress.Methods: 100 nurses in paediatric department and 100 nurses in non-paediatric departments were included and were assessed with the symptoms checklist(SCL-90).Results: The SCL-90 factor scores were higher in the nurses in paediatric department than those in non-paediatric department on somatization[(1.51±0.59)VS．(1.37±0.48)，t=2.04，P<0.05]，interpersonal relationship[(1.74±0.31)VS．(1.65±0.51)，t=2.07，P<0.05]and depression [(1.59±0.65)VS．(1.50±0.59)，t=2.08，P<0.05]．The scores of SCL-90 in nurses in paediatric group were higher than the norms on somatization, phobia and interpersonal relationship.Conclusion: There are more mental stress among nurses in nurses in paediatric department than that of those among non-paediatric departments．To health, different coping measures should be applied to decrease and eliminate mental stress.
