Orsak till sjuksköterskans stress och hur den påverkar omvårdnadsarbetet : En litteraturöversikt

Sammanfattning: Nurses in health care have a responsible and sometimes stressful job. Nowadays there’s a high pace in health care where many decisions have to be made during time pressure, a lot of information has to be transferred between health care units and sometimes complicated equipment are used. Cases of mistakes are reported more than ever to the national committee responsible for health care. Many of the mistakes, where the nurses are involved are due to the nurses’ stress.The aim of this study was to gather information to describe causes of stress in nursing care and the nurses’ experience of stress influence on health care.The method that was chosen for this study was a literature review where scientific, critically reviewed articles were analyzed.  The analysis resulted in two main themes. Causes that result in stress in nursing and how health care is influenced by the nurses’ stress.Many times patients suffer as a result of unaware actions, lack of knowledge and lack of consideration. Unaware actions may be a consequence of nurses’ stress when for example assaulting the patient and/or making mistakes in routines. The stress can reduce nurses’ ability to see clearly and can result in treating a patient inhuman.