加護病房護理人員對職業危害的擔心程度與因應策略之探討
The Level of Worry and Coping
Strategies as Occupation Hazards
Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses
An-Chi Wu．Tai-Chu Perng*．Shoa-Jen Perng*
Harn-Yi Huang**．Ru-Ping Lee***
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to try and understand the possible occupation hazards, the
level of worry and the coping strategies among intensive care unit (ICU) nursing staff in eastern
Taiwan. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 147 ICU nurses. The results showed
that their primary experience among intensive care unit nurses of perceived occupational
hazards was “psychological societal factors”, and the highest level of worry was associated
with “biological and physical hazards”. In addition, in terms of coping strategies, “problemfocused coping” was the most common method used by ICU nursing staff. There was a positive
correlation between the perceived occupational hazards and level of worry about occupation
hazards(r=.548). Furthermore, the presence of perceived occupational hazards and the frequency
of use of a coping strategy were also positively correlated(r=.438). The researcher extrapolated
from these findings that work stress was related to the presence of negative responses among
nurses and that coping strategies were related to the level of stress. The results provide a
reference point that should allow improvement to the health and quality of life quality of ICU
nurses through management of the occupation hazards in the intensive care unit. In addition,
the results suggest that the use of a positive coping strategy by nursing staff to minimize stress
should be encouraged in order to reduce any harm to staff and the level of worry felt by the staff.
(Tzu Chi Nursing Journal, 2009; 8:3, 70-80.)
Key words: occupation hazards, level of worry degree, coping strategy.
Assistant Head Nurse, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology*
Medical Intensive Care Unit Director, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital** Professor, Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University***
Received: January 30, 2008 Revised: March 14, 2008 Accepted: December 18, 2008
Address correspondence to: Ru-Ping Lee, No.701, Sec. 3, Zhong Yang Rd., Hualien 970, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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