Volume : 08, Issue : 02, February – 2021

37.EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PRACTITIONERS IN PAKISTAN

Shagufta Perveen, Neelam Zia, Tahira Shaheen

Abstract :

Introduction: Nurses have tremendous responsibilities and deal with enormous challenges. It is reported that nurses are more prone to developing stress than other health care professionals. Objectives: The main objective of the study is to analyse the emotional experiences and coping strategies of nursing and midwifery practitioners in Pakistan. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in District Headquarters Hospital, Vehari during June 2020 to December 2020. The population for the qualitative study involved staff nurses and midwives, including their managers. Results: The significant relationships between surface acting and job attitudes but no significant relationship between deep acting and job attitudes as witnessed by created a clear path for the qualitative study. Negative emotion is thus normatively prohibited. The participant below establishes a connection from a cultural norm of emotional regulation to explain her current expected organisational emotional behaviour. Conclusion: It is concluded that professional healthcare is associated with emotional experiences ranging from abuse, bullying, sadness and emotional exhaustion.

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Please cite this article in press Shagufta Perveen et al, Emotional Experiences And Coping Strategies Of Nursing And Midwifery Practitioners In Pakistan., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(02).

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