title: Stressors of dual-qualification nursing teachers in the ChengDu-ChongQing economic zone of China--a qualitative study.
abstract: Nursing and teaching are considered risk professions with high levels of stress and burnout. Dual-qualification nursing teachers (DQNT) are nurses who both teach and practise. These nurses face additional stress. This study explored the stressors of DQNT in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone of China. This qualitative study used in-depth, open-ended interviews. The interview responses were analysed using a grounded theory approach. The participants in this study included 21 DQNT from 5 teaching hospitals in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone of China. The results indicated that heavy workload, personal safety, inadequate pay, role overload, and poor working environment are stressors of DQNT. Furthermore, Chinese DQNT face violence from patients and students. The study provides a theoretical basis to help DQNT to cope with stress.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, ChongQing 400016, China. Electronic address: chongqingwuyoufeng@163.com.
authors.forename: Youfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012449:Safety; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Nursing teacher; Qualitative study; Stress