Title: Impact of stress on nurses in the healthcare industry

Authors: Demetris Vrontis; Hani El-Chaarani; Sam El Nemar; Dounia Khalaf

Addresses: School of Business, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, CY-2417, P.O. Box 24005, CY-1700, Nicosia, Cyprus ' Faculty of Business, Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus, Corniche El-Mina, Lebanon ' Faculty of Business, AZM University, Fouad Chehab Boulevard, Tripoli Campus, Lebanon ' Faculty of Business, Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus, Corniche El-Mina, Lebanon

Abstract: Employee performance has become an important factor in a company's success and development. Facing occupational stress in various working fields, especially nursing, seems to be an increasing challenge lately. This research investigates the environmental, situational, and individual factors that affect nurses' level of stress. It also measures the impact of stress on nurses' work performance. The data collected from 100 nurses in different hospitals shows a positive relationship between environmental and situational factors and a nurse's stress and a non-significant correlation between personal factors and nurse stress is found. The results also reveal a positive correlation between stress and overall nurse performance.

Keywords: stress; nurses; performance; hospitals.

DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2019.100775

Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2019 Vol.12 No.2, pp.189 - 211

Received: 30 Apr 2019
Accepted: 01 May 2019
Published online: 17 Jul 2019 *

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