Stres personelu pielęgniarskiego i style radzenia sobie z nim wobec śmierci pacjenta pediatrycznego
Stress among nursing staff and ways of coping with it in the face of the death of a pediatric patient

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: The death of patients is a difficult and inevitable experience in the work of nursing staff. The aim of this study is to assess the stress of the nursing staff and the styles of coping with it in the event of the death of a pediatric patient. Material and methods: The study was conducted from December 2021 to April 2022 in a group of 362 nurses working in pediatric wards in Warsaw. The research method was a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire, which included standardized CISS and KOS questionnaires, supplemented with metric data. The study was conducted online. The results were compiled using the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics 25 and Microsoft Office. The study adopted a significance level of 5%. Results: The respondents assessed the stressful situation that is the death of a pediatric patient, most often as a challenge-activity (average = 13.38, SD = 3.26), and most often they were characterized by a task-oriented style (average = 52.40, SD = 10.98). Socio-professional variables determine the assessment and ways of coping with stressful situations. Conclusions: The patient’s death is a challenge and stimulates activity. It is necessary to help in stressful situations, especially younger people and those at the beginning of their professional career.

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