Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Emergency Nurses’ Stress at King Salman Hospital in Hail, KSA

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses working in the clinical sector encountered a variety of challenges related to increased stress, which had an influence on the nurses' ability to provide care for patients. The Aim of study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on emergency nurses’ stress at the emergency department of King Salman Specialist Hospital in Hail, Saudi Arabia. A descriptive research design was utilized. Subjects included all available nurses who were working in the previous setting. The Instruments used in data collection consisted of the socio demographic data sheet of the studied nurses, the Perceived stress scale (PSS), and the nurses’ pandemic-related experiences questionnaire (PREQ). The results revealed that, the studied nurses had experienced moderate stress regarding the PSS with total mean scores around “2” out of “4”. There was a significant statistical difference in the total mean scores of nurses’ PREQ as regards to work status. The study concluded that, the COVID-19 Pandemic had increased the level of stress of the studied emergency nurses regardless their sociodemographic characteristics.