The level of occupational stress and anxiety in the coordinating nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for healthcare system and caused overloading of hospital staff. Herein we present an assessment of the occupational stress and anxiety in the coordinating nurse during the COVID-19 epidemic. Material and methods: The case study method was used in the study. The study was conducted in October 2020, and the subject was the coordinating nurse working in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Krakow. The author’s questionnaire, the GAD-7 generalized anxiety questionnaire by Spitzer