Occupational Stress and Women Nurses – A Study on Corporate Hospitals in Kerala
- April 25, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume V, Issue IV, April 2018 | ISSN 2321–2705
Occupational Stress and Women Nurses – A Study on Corporate Hospitals in Kerala
Dr. Hari. K
Assistant Professor, PG Dept. of Commerce and Research Centre, Mahatma Gandhi College, Kesavadasapuram, Kerala, India
Abstract: – Life is nothing but a package of survival dispositions. Stress is something which make one feel sore. It creates unevenness and individual makes an effort to restore the state of steadiness. To do things faster and better with fewer people is the goal of many companies today. These lead to put too much pressure on employees. Stress is the flavor of life, without which life may get abridged to a mere vegetative existence. But stress, burnout, turnover, aggression and other unpleasant side effects can also occur. Stress may not be a threat to normal functioning but also be an opportunity for growth.
Key Words: Stress, State of Steadiness, Work Pressure, Aggression and Opportunity for Growth.
I. INTRODUCTION
Stress is an unavoidable part in today’s contemporary life. The industralisation, globalization, workplace compression, progression in population and day to day life pressure create more anxiety and tension in individuals. As the result of these, individual and organization has gone through drastic changes over the years and is still going on. Stress is something which make one feel sore. It creates unevenness and individual makes an effort to restore the state of steadiness. Organizations and the people who run them are under constant pressure to increase income and reduce cost of production. To do things faster and better with fewer people is the goal of many companies today. These lead to put too much pressure on employees. The result of these pressures turns to increased performance, higher profits and faster growth. But stress, burnout, turnover, aggression and other unpleasant side effects can also occur.
Nurses form the backbone of any medical services or patient care in the health sector. But in India, they are highly exploited, with a lack of respect and dignity at workplaces and more importantly paid extremely low salaries. It is in this context that nurses across the country should unite and confront the hospital management and the government on these issues.
