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The document discusses several studies that have examined the impact of stress on nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that nurses experienced moderate to high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues due to demanding work schedules, a lack of protective equipment, fear of infection, and caring for patients with COVID-19. Nurses working in intensive care units and directly with COVID-19 patients reported even higher levels of stress, emotional exhaustion, and post-traumatic stress. The studies highlighted the need for organizations to address the mental health impacts on nurses and provide more support during the challenging conditions of the pandemic.

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The document discusses several studies that have examined the impact of stress on nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found that nurses experienced moderate to high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues due to demanding work schedules, a lack of protective equipment, fear of infection, and caring for patients with COVID-19. Nurses working in intensive care units and directly with COVID-19 patients reported even higher levels of stress, emotional exhaustion, and post-traumatic stress. The studies highlighted the need for organizations to address the mental health impacts on nurses and provide more support during the challenging conditions of the pandemic.

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Relationship between stress and workplaces

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The study of Arnets et.al. (2020) found that nurses’ responses to the stress of the present
pandemic must be assessed from a safety and health at work perspective. Stress and burnout
were recognized globally as work hazards for nurses. The emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic
has raised work stress among an already stretched nursing profession, placing their mental health
and well-being at harm. A study from China (Kang et. al. 2020) found that nurses involved in the
management of COVID-19 patients were at amplified risk for mental health problems as
compared to other healthcare providers. These papers on the pandemic's impact on healthcare
personnel identified frontline exposure to COVID patients as a major risk factor, but found few
other factors explaining nurses' reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, psychological
distress, and post-traumatic stress.

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A study conducted by Marzo (2020) has recognized the effects of stress on the nurses’
psychological well-being and work outcomes. Stress occurs when a person has control over a
situation such as a pandemic. The findings suggest that among the healthcare professionlas,
nurses are the most anxious and stressed in terms of treating patients with the COVID-19 virus.
It is recounted that nurses are stressed getting infected in the workplace or infecting others and
caring for a dying patient. Further, workplace situations such as demanding work schedules, the
lack of protective equipment, and forced deployment to stressful positions are added burdens. It
is also found that they are worried and stressed about the emergency situations that can root in
the workplace (Butista, 2020). The study revealed that nurses exhibited moderate to high fear of
COVID-19. In effect, the nurses’ fear affects their psychological distress and organizational and
professional behaviours.
Effect of high workload

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A large-scale survey study was conducted to assess trauma, burnout, posttraumatic growth, and
associated factors for nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic. Chen et. al. (2021) indicated that
nurses who worked in intensive care divisions and aided care for patients with COVID-19 had
significantly higher posttraumatic growth scores. With burnout, the findings specify that nurses
have experienced a moderate degree of emotional exhaustion, low degree of depersonalization,
and a low degree in the reduced personal accomplishment. Nurse respondents who were women
or worked in COVID-19 hospitals or in intensive care units (ICU), and cared for patients with
COVID-19 were also more probable to exhibit emotional exhaustion than men and those who did
not work in COVID-19-affliated departments.

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A cross-sectional, multi-center study was piloted among Health Care Workers of Philippines
about the Risk perception, mental health impacts and coping strategies during COVID-19
pandemic Chandra et. al (2021) revealed that most of the respondents have anxiety symptoms
(70.74%), but only half have symptoms of depression (50.97%). This study imposes and
demonstrates that COVID-19 has unsettled the mental well-being of HCWs in the Philippines.
Majority of HCW was psychologically affected by COVID-19. They further recommended that
there should be programs to address mental illness amongst HCWs and make guidelines It is also
found that the nurses had a higher occurrence of symptoms related with mental illness. This
could be attributed to nurses being more exposed to the COVID-19 patients in the area,
providing care to the patients, and gathering samples for the diagnostic tests. In addition to
depression and anxiety, other mental illnesses such as distress, and post-traumatic stress disorder
were also reported among HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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