OBJECTIVE: To determine how nurses who encounter stressful live events adapt themselves, and to examine the relation between their personal characteristics and stressful events. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted between February and April 2007, and comprised all nurses working at the two public-sector hospitals in Manisa, Turkey. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.0. RESULTS: Of the total 87 nurses, 33 (37.9%) were in the 28-32 age group; 67 (77.0%) were married; 35 (40.2%) had a child; 61 (70.1%) had an income equivalent to their expenses; 44 (50.6%) had an associate degree; 21 (24.22%) had 10-12 years of experience in the profession; 76 (87.4%) were working as service nurses, and 31 (35.6%) had worked for 1-3 years in this service. CONCLUSION: There was a relationship between some of the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and stressor life events.
OBJECTIVE: To determine how nurses who encounter stressful live events adapt themselves, and to examine the relation between their personal characteristics and stressful events. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted between February and April 2007, and comprised all nurses working at the two public-sector hospitals in Manisa, Turkey. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.0. RESULTS: Of the total 87 nurses, 33 (37.9%) were in the 28-32 age group; 67 (77.0%) were married; 35 (40.2%) had a child; 61 (70.1%) had an income equivalent to their expenses; 44 (50.6%) had an associate degree; 21 (24.22%) had 10-12 years of experience in the profession; 76 (87.4%) were working as service nurses, and 31 (35.6%) had worked for 1-3 years in this service. CONCLUSION: There was a relationship between some of the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and stressor life events.