title: Emergency department nurses' experiences of occupational stress: A qualitative study from a public hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Occupational stress has been a health-related issue among nurses for many decades. Emergency department nurses are frequently confronted with occupational stress in their workplace; in particular, they encounter stressful situations and unpredictable events. These encounters could make them feel more stressed than nurses in other departments. Research considering occupational stress from the perspective of Thai emergency department nurses is limited.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to explore nurses' perceptions of occupational stress in an emergency department.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative approach was used to gain an understanding of nurses' experiences and perceptions regarding stress in their workplace. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Twenty-one emergency department nurses working in a public hospital in Thailand were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings comprised three themes: (1) perceived stress, (2) consequences of stress, and (3) stress management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study can be used by hospital management to help them adopt effective strategies, such as support programs involving co-workers/supervisors, to decrease occupational stress among emergency department nurses. Future research that explores each of the themes found in this study could offer a more comprehensive understanding of nurses' occupational stress in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen university, Eskilstuna-Västerås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Nuttapol
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuwanich
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen university, Eskilstuna-Västerås, Sweden.|Ramazzini Research Institute, Lidingö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sandmark
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen university, Eskilstuna-Västerås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sharareh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akhavan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Stressor; nursing profession; workplace