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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis at a global level. All people now know that nothing in the world will be the same again. Aim: The purpose of this study is to identify nurses' stress levels experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 662 volunteer nurses working in a city hospital. Data were collected through the Socio-demographic Form and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). Data were analyzed using numbers, percentages, means, Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney U, and Spearman Correlation analyses. Results: Of all the participating nurses, 61.8% found the pandemic management of the hospital adequate, and 63.4% did not experience problems with protective equipment. The nurses' perceived stress level mean score was found 31.07±7.78. Significant differences were found between nurses' perceived stress mean scores according to the variables such as gender, age, working unit, duration of working, finding the pandemic management of the hospital adequate, and experiencing problems with protective equipment. Conclusions: The nurses' perceived stress level was found to be above-average. Their stress levels were found to have been affected by some variables due to the pandemic. Nurses could be recommended to use coping strategies in this period. Nurses should be recommended to apply coping methods to maintain the optimum health conditions and to reduce or prevent stress in the unit they are working and to recognize the negative effects of job-related stress on health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
