WORK-RELATED STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG NURSES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic can be stressful, especially for nurses. They might experience burnout due to the challenges and adjustments they need to accept at work brought about by the pandemic. This study aimed to determine the level of work-related stress and job satisfaction among nurses working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The study utilized a Correlational Descriptive-Evaluative design to establish the interrelationship between demographic profiles, work-related stress, and job satisfaction of the respondents thus affecting their daily tasks in the hospitals. Nurses working in hospitals operating in a time of pandemic were chosen to participate in the study. Moreover, sets of survey questionnaires were created in Google Forms and implemented using the Facebook Messenger app as the instrument to obtain information from the respondents. Several statistical tools were used to analyze the data gathered including Weighted Arithmetic Mean, Spearman rho, Mann Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis H. Results show that 36% of the respondents are ranging from 31-35 years old, 77% are female, 33% are assigned in the general ward, 42% are in service ranging from 0-5 years, 52% are married, and 40% are receiving a monthly salary between 15,100-20,000 pesos. The study revealed that physical stress is the most experienced by the nurses amidst the pandemic followed by psychological stress, while psychosocial stress is not experienced by the respondents at all. The respondents believed that they are satisfied the most in terms of their internal work motivation as a pillar of job satisfaction amidst the pandemic. They are also somewhat satisfied in terms of their professional growth and general satisfaction. It was further revealed that there was no significant difference between work-related stress being experienced by nurses when they are grouped according to profile except the psychosocial stress when the respondents are grouped according to their gender. It also showed that there is no significant difference in job satisfaction among nurses when they are grouped according to their profile. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between work-related stress and the job satisfaction of nurses which indicated that the higher the work-related stress being experienced by the nurses, the lower their job satisfaction, and vice versa. Therefore, it is recommended that Hospital Administrators may think of strategies that may help reduce this kind of work-related stress as they play a big role in the lives of the people, especially in this time of the pandemic, as well as strategies that may help enhance more the job satisfaction among nurses in terms of general satisfaction, professional growth, and internal work motivation for them to stay in their career and enhance their intention to stay in the country. Moreover, hospitals whether public or private may also provide check-ups for the physical and psychological health of their nurses especially in this time of pandemic to observe their overall health and treat them if necessary, so that the nurses may perform their job more effectively.