Stress levels of nurses/technicians in surgical departments during the epidemic

Stres je pojam čije značenje i utjecaj razumiju ljudi diljem svijeta koji su se susreli s poteškoćama u privatnom i poslovnom životu. Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija ozbiljno je shvatila problem stresa i proglasila ga epidemijom. Simptomi i uzroci stresa razlikuju se od čovjeka do čovjeka jer svaki pojedinac reagira različito na jednake situacije. O tome ovisi razina emocionalne zrelosti i sposobnost suočavanja sa stresom. Sestrinstvo kao profesija smatra se izazovnim poslom koji traži cjelokupan ljudski doprinos. Svakodnevni odnosi s ljudima, pružanje njege i pomoći dio su posla koji traži strpljenje i razumijevanje. Medicinska sestra/tehničar mora posjedovati znanje, praktične vještine, biti emocionalno zrela i spremna na svaku situaciju koja se može dogoditi. Spremnost na timski rad bitan je faktor, no isto tako mora znati i samostalno izvršiti određene zadatke. Pojava virusa Covid-19 uzrokovala je veći broj hitnih slučajeva što uzrokuje pritisak i napor kod svih medicinskih djelatnika. Od medicinske sestre/tehničara uvijek se očekuje rad na najvišem nivou i vrhunsko psihofizičko stanje. Ciljevi ovog završnog rada su usporediti stresore na kirurškim odjelima, anesteziji i operacijskoj sali, pronaći specifične stresore koji se javljaju vezano uz svaki odjel te pokušati otkriti načine suočavanja medicinskih sestara/tehničara sa stresom na svojem radnom mjestu: uz prisutnost virusa Covid-19. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 560 medicinskih sestara/tehničara s navedenih odjela. Upitnik se sastoji od 21 pitanja i koristio se samo za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da na kirurškom odjelu, operacijskoj sali i anesteziji postoje različiti stresori koji utječu na rad medicinske sestre/tehničara. U operacijskoj sali najveći izvor stresa su neadekvatna osobna primanja, na kirurškim odjelima preopterećenost, dok u anesteziji najveći problem stvaraju svakodnevne nepredviđene ili neplanirane situacije. Dio sudionika se izjasnilo da su im se tijekom epidemije virusa Covid-19 javili novi simptomi stresa, no isto tako su se i pogoršali postojeći. Stres tijekom epidemije najviše stvara problem na kirurškim odjelima, a dok su u anesteziji primjetili da se njihovi kolege teže nose sa stresom tijekom epidemije.Stress is a term whose meaning and impact is understood by people around the world who have encountered difficulties in private and business life. The World Health Organization took the problem of stress seriously and declared it an epidemic. The symptoms and causes of stress vary from person to person because each individual reacts differently to the same situations. The level of emotional maturity and ability to cope with stress depends on it. Nursing as a profession is considered a challenging job that requires a full human contribution. Everyday relationships with people, providing care and assistance are part of a job that requires patience and understanding. The nurse / technician must possess knowledge, practical skills, be emotionally mature and ready for any situation that may occur. Willingness to work in a team is an important factor, but it must also know and perform certain tasks independently. The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus has caused a greater number of emergencies causing pressure and strain on all medical professionals. The nurse / technician is always expected to work at the highest level and have a top psychophysical condition. The objectives of this final paper are to compare stressors in surgical wards, anesthesia and the operating room, to find specific stressors that occur in relation to each ward and to try to discover ways nurses / technicians deal with stress in their workplace: in the presence of Covid-19 virus. 560 nurses / technicians from the mentioned departments participated in the research. The questionnaire consisted of 21 questions and was used only for the purposes of this research. The results of the research show that there are various stressors in the surgical department, operating room and anesthesia that affect the work of the nurse / technician. In the operating room, the biggest source of stress is inadequate personal income, in the surgical wards overload, while in anesthesia the biggest problem is created by everyday unforeseen or unplanned situations. Some participants stated that they experienced new symptoms of stress during the Covid-19 virus epidemic, but that the existing ones also worsened. Stress during an epidemic creates the most problem in surgical wards, and while under anesthesia they have noticed that their colleagues find it harder to deal with stress during an epidemic