The Stressors on Community Health Nurses in the Running of Child Welfare Clinics in Tamale Metropolitant Assembly

Abstract

This study examined the types of stressors that Community Health Nurses at Tamale Teaching Hospital encounter in their work. The sample consisted of 95 Nurses drawn from six health facilities in Tamale. The instrument used in this research was a self-designed inventory. ANOVA and Independent Sample T Tests analyses were used to analyze the data. The responses of the Nurses revealed that gender did not have an influence on the workload. The Staff Nurses perceive more administrative stressors than the other ranks. Those with 1-2years had more environmental workload than the rest. It was also found that the Muslims had more administrative stress than the other religions. The Tamale Hospital had more logistics than the other facilities. The recommendations centered mainly on screening most Nurses with Stress Inventories and organizing stress management workshops for them. It was also recommended that this study be replicated in the other two regional hospitals in Upper East and Upper West in the country.