SN | ENSS | highest stress level Subscale | Mean |
1 | Workload | Unpredictable staffing and scheduling | 2.4 |
2 | Uncertainty Concerning Treatment | Being exposed to health and safety hazards | 2.7 |
3 | Inadequate Emotional Preparation | Feeling inadequately prepared to help with the emotional needs of a patient | 2.47 |
4 | Problems Relating to Peers | Lack of an opportunity to express to other personnel on the unit my negative feelings toward patients | 2.57 |
5 | Patients and their Families | Patients’ families were making unreasonable demands | 2.6 |
6 | Death and Dying | Watching a patient suffer | 2.8 |
7 | Problems Relating to Supervisors | Being held accountable for things over which I have no control | 2.6 |
8 | Discrimination | Experiencing discrimination based on sex | 1.5 |
9 | Conflict with Physicians | Deciding for a patient when the physician is unavailable | 1.6 |