The relationship between nurses sociodemographic characteristics and stressor life events

Objective: To determine how nurses who encounter stressful live events adapt themselves, and to examine the relation between their personal characteristics and stressful events. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between February and April 2007, and comprised all nurses working at the two public-sector hospitals in Manisa, Turkey. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.0. Results: Of the total 87 nurses, 33 (37.9%) were in the 28-32 age group; 67 (77.0%) were married; 35 (40.2 %) had a child; 61 (70.1 %) had an income equivalent to their expenses; 44 (50.6 %) had an associate degree; 21( 24.22 %) had 10-12 years of experience in the profession; 76(87.4 %) were working as service nurses, and 31 (35.6%) had worked for 1-3 years in this service. Conclusion: There was a relationship between some of the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and stressor life events.