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Freeman, Stephen J. Predicting Stress in Intensive Care
Nurses. Doctor of Philosophy (Counseling and Student
Services), May, 19 84, 75 pp., 14 tables, bibliography,
99 titles.
The problem of this study was to determine whether or
not the variables locus of control, perceived anxiety,
anxiety proneness, nursing experience and intensive care
experience were better than chance predictors of job
stress in intensive care nurses.
The study was conducted using 200 volunteer nurses
(RN's) who worked in the Intensive Care Units of two major
hospitals in a large metropolitan area. All subjects were
administered Spielberger1s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory,
Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and the
Nursing Stress Scale as well as a demographic questionnaire.
Multiple Regression Analysis was used to determine the
predictive value of the characteristic variables to job
stress and to determine the most efficient predictive model
possible using these variables.
The results of the analysis indicate a relationship
between the variables ICU experience and perceived anxiety
and job stress. The findings indicate that as ICU experience
increases, stress scores tend to decrease, while as perceived
anxiety scores increased, stress scores also increased. The
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Freeman, Stephen J. (Stephen Joseph). Predicting Stress in Intensive Care Nurses, dissertation, May 1984; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330644/m1/2/?q=aRCHIVES: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .