Research of emotion management on relieving work stress in new nurses

Objective To observe the reliving of the work stress in new nurses by emotion management training. Methods A questionnaire about work stress was conducted among 60 nurses working in a level three class A hospital. The questionnaires included stress source questionnaire, the positive and negative emotion scale, trait coping style questionnaire and so on. After survey, 10 classes emotion management training was conducted. Then after training, the other survey result was collected and the data were analyzed. Results The work stress of new nurses were mainly caused by nursing specialty and work issues, especially frequent shift work. The score of positive emotion and coping were apparently increased, while the score of negative emotion and coping were decreased after training with statistical significance compared with scores before training (P<0.05). Conclusions The emotion management training was helpful to improve the positive emotion management and trait coping style, so as to relieve their work stress. Key words: Emotion management; New nurses; Work stress