Stress is everywhere, experienced by all. No one is immune, particularly the nurse anesthetist or CRNA.
A qualitative inquiry was launched to explore occupational stress among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and to answer four research questions:
1.What are the roles and responsibilities of the CRNAs as they see them?
2.What are the CRNAs perceived stressors encountered on the job?
3.What are their coping strategies related to the perceived stressors?
4.What is the relationship between CRNA job stress and interpersonal work connections?
The answers to the research questions...