A Study on Occupational Stress Management Among Nurses in Rajaji Government Hospital, Madura

This paper is concerned with an occupational stress management among nurses in Rajaji Government Hospital, Madurai. The study is based on the systematic method of data collection and analysis. The primary data are collected from 100 sample respondents of Government Rajaji hospital. A complete survey has been under taken in all the selected nurses. The DASS Scale was used to study the stress on work related activities, relations with co-worker, educational qualification, workload and age. The results indicated that there is a significant difference in all the emotional conditions and the stress level was higher among the co-workers than other related variables. The study found out that indicated the women nurses face many problems due to the conflict between their domestic commitments and workplace demands. The study suggests that nurses should take a fresh look at their personal and professional goals and devise ways to balance them. The hospitals and government should come up with policies and programs to protect the interests of the nurses