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ABSTRACT
This study examined the influence of work-related stress on job satisfaction and work behavior among Nurses in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo state. A descriptive cross-sectional survey of 135 nurses selected from various wards. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics and other relevant sections. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to describe the data, while Chi-square was used in testing the research hypotheses. The result of the finding shows majority of the respondents were female 68.9% (93) and male 31.1% (42) and over two-thirds had worked as registered nurses for less than 4 years (67.4%). The level of significance was set at p<0.05 and the over mean level was 2.5. The level of perceived stress with mean and standard deviation (S.D) of 3.13‡1.18, for job satisfaction with a grand mean and S.D of 3.521.07, for working behavior with grand mean and S.D of 2.36‡ 1.24. Most of the respondents have moderate perceived stress level and also identified that that there is a significant relationship between work-related stress and job satisfaction among the nurses with p<0.001. However, there is no significant relationship between work-related stress and working behavior among nurses with p<0.251. It therefore recommends that nursing administrators report every 6 months on the stress levels of staff nurses and decide, based on the results, what interventions should be pursued and also suggests preparing workshops for nurses to help enhance psychological resilience.
