title: Emotional distress in nurses at work.
abstract: A sample of 173 female nurses was studied to assess the amount of stress they experienced whilst at work. Psychological symptoms were found to be commoner in younger, less experienced nurses spending more time with patients. Suggestions are made to reduce distress in vulnerable nurses.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*