Effects of Stress on the Job Performance of Psychiatric Nurses

Statement

Mean

Std. Dev.

I experience mild to severe headache when I am stressed out

3.71

0.68

I feel body pains and fatigue when I am stressed

3.33

0.71

I find it difficult to sleep when I am stressed out.

3.20

0.82

I easily get angry and over react when stressed.

3.45

0.76

I become forgetful when I am stressed.

3.42

0.68

I lose concentration when I am stressed.

3.57

0.69

I neglect my patients’ needs and ignore my duties when I am stressed out

3.31

0.85

When I get up in the morning and have to face another nursing routine, I feel exhausted before I even get to work

3.49

0.73

When I think of my overwhelming duties as a psychiatric nurse, I sometimes feel like finding excuses and absent myself from work for weeks.

3.45

0.77

It gets to a point where I sometimes feel like quitting my job

3.15

0.84