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Stress Level And Burn-Out Among Prizren Mental Health Professionals, Herolind Fanaj, Valedete Alidema Serreqi, Shukrije Statovci Oct 2019

Stress Level And Burn-Out Among Prizren Mental Health Professionals, Herolind Fanaj, Valedete Alidema Serreqi, Shukrije Statovci

UBT International Conference

Work stress as well as burnout have been found in different occupations at different levels. Maslach Burnout Inventory Questionnaires and Self-Report Form of Job Satisfaction were used to investigate the level of stress and burn-out in mental health professionals in Prizren and at the same time their possible causes of stress and burn-out. Participants in the research were (N = 24, Mage = 41.19, SD = 8.03), respondents of both sexes, dominated by female respondents with 16 respondents or 66.7%. High stress level resulted in 66.7% of the sample; emotional exhaustion at 16.7%; depersonalization at 37.5%and 100% resulted in a …


The Efficacy Of A Self-Care Training Program For Cedarville University Nursing Students, Leah Vance Sr., Kimberlyn Wideman Sr., Kylee Metzger Sr. Apr 2019

The Efficacy Of A Self-Care Training Program For Cedarville University Nursing Students, Leah Vance Sr., Kimberlyn Wideman Sr., Kylee Metzger Sr.

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Problem: Cedarville university nursing students are likely to experience stressful work environments and traumatic events. Wentzel (2017) reports that nurses often encounter critical incidents. Exposure to critical incidents can affect the mental health of nurses and lead to secondary or vicarious trauma (Mayer, 2018). Students entering the nursing profession need to develop self-care practices to enhance productivity and maintain their emotional health as they provide care to patients (Boyle, 2011). The current study seeks to help Cedarville nursing students develop better self-care practices. Research Question: Does a self-care training program decrease the level of stress in Cedarville nursing students? Method:This …