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PRESSURES ON NURSING STAFF IN HEALTH CENTERS AND HOSPITALS IN RIYADH CITY IN LIGHT OF "COVID 19" PANDEMIC

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Abdullah Hadi ALQahtani, ALanoud Abdullah ALami, Rand Ali Alzubidi
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.10.93

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of Pressures on nursing Staff in Health Centers and Hospitals in Riyadh City in Light of "Covid 19" Pandemic from their point of view. The descriptive approach was used on a sample consisting of (122) individuals who work in health care homes during the period of Covid 19 in Al- Riyadh city, a questionnaire was prepared consisting of (21) indicators distributed on three dimensions of psychological stress (the psychological dimension, the family dimension, and the professional dimension). The results of the study showed that the general level of the study sample’s estimates on the dimensions of psychological stress was (3.68), with a high degree of agreement, family dimension came with a mean of (3.68) and in a high degree of agreement, and finally the professional dimension with a mean of (3.67) and in a high degree of estimate. The researchers recommends the importance of establishing educational awareness programs for health practitioners to relieve work pressure, creating appropriate working conditions, and allocating specialized counselors by the Ministry of Health in hospitals and health centers to support health practitioners psychologically during the pandemic period.

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