INVESTIGATING WORK RELATED STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCES OF REGISTERED NURSES EMPLOYED AT KATUTURA STATE HOSPITAL IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA

Abstract

Work related stress in nurses is a common problem. It is also a contributing factor to health problems in nursing. It is essential to record the causes of stress to an extent of stress in any health care organizations. Nursing involves activities and interpersonal relationships that are often stressful, while nurses are faced with greater demands and high expectation, while they are not well secured. The healthcare environment is a source of overwork and stress has been implicated in today s ’nursing shortage The study aimed to investigate work related stress and its impact on registered nurses performances at Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Data was collected from registered nurses at the particular hospital, with a survey instrument method. A random sampling method was used to collect data from 90 participants. For this research exploratory statistics were used for data analysis and discussions.