Estrés laboral y calidad de vida laboral del profesional de enfermería del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo.

Abstract

Work stress is a phenomenon that develops at work, it can disturb the well-being of the person, causing a psychological effect on the health of the individual. The quality of working life has to do with the environment, working conditions, professional development, among other aspects. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between work stress and the quality of work life of the nursing professional of the Hospital of Specialties Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, the proposal consisted in the implementation of an area for recreational activities for the distraction and relaxation of the staff of health; also, give educational talks about work stress, give certificates of recognition to staff with greater predisposition to their job and take active breaks during the workday. The work stress questionnaire was adapted by Hernández, Ortega and Reidl (2012) and the instrument was applied to 240 nursing professionals. The methodology had a quantitative approach, deductive method, with descriptive and correlational scope. It was obtained as a result, the dimension that contributes the most to work stress was the dissatisfaction for retribution, while the quality of work life was safety at work; through correlational analysis it was evidenced that work stress and quality of work life are related. The cost of implementing the proposal was $ 2,993.97, with a schedule starting from March 2020.