Study on the factors of stress among nurses a case study in nurses at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim, Kedah Darul Aman

Stress has a relatively high prevalence and recurrence rate compared to other mental illnesses. The incidence of stress in women is twice that of men. Stress can be defined as the body’s reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response.It has been agreed that, in the caring profession, nurses form the largest group of which the principal mission is the nurturing of and caring for people in the human health experience. They provide around-the-clock services to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, as well as to clients using supportive and preventative programs and related community services (Kipping, 2000:207). The nursing profession follows a holistic approach, taking account the person in totality in his or her environment. Nurses provide presence, comfort, help and support for people confronted with loneliness, pain, incapacity, disease and even death. The fact that nursing has been extensively and unfailingly recognized worldwide as a stressful job is therefore not surprising. The case will be study and specified among nurses at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim, Kedah DarulAman. With the challenging profession that deals with various types of people, stress might occur to all level of the nurses. Therefore, the data and information will be collected from this organization and being a sample to study the factor of stress among nurses.