Best Practices of Staff Nurses in Government Community Hospitals in Reducing Stress

This study utilized the descriptive-correlational method of research. A questionnaire served as a main tool of which was responded by (80) respondent nurses from 3 provincial-owned hospital of Pangasinan. The findings of the study show that majority of the respondents, 57 or 71.3 percent are females, 30 or 37.5 percent belonging to 26-25 years age bracket, and 28 or 35 percent having 6-10 years in service in community hospitals. Most of them, 30 or 37.5 percent are Master’s unit earners, and 32 or 40 percent with 3-5 relevant trainings. Further, the extent of best practices of staff nurses in reducing stress along psychological, sociological, spiritual, environmental, and communication are found to be sometimes practiced. Furthermore, there are no significant mean differences in the extent of best practices of community hospital nurses in reducing stress across their profile variables. Nevertheless, there is a significant relationship between the extent of best practices of community hospital nurses in reducing stress and their profile variables. The conclusion based on the findings include, the respondent staff nurses are. Also, the best practices of CHN in reducing stress are sometimes practiced and slightly helped nurses in reducing stress. The significant differences on the best practices of community hospital nurses in reducing stress are not identified across the profile variables. But, significant relationship between the extent of best practices of CHN in reducing stress and the respondents’ profile variables exists. The researchers recommended that the staff nurses have to enroll in post graduate studies and finish their degree; and they have to attend more relevant trainings to further improve their services. The staff nurses must identify and implement more best practices in reducing stress and must come together and talk on best practices which could be more applicable and effective to all in reducing stress. It is also recommended that there should be a training that would particularly tackle skills and knowledge enhancement of staff nurses in handling or reducing stress particularly in the workplace.