The Nurses’ Perspective on the Relationship between Job Stress and Nursing Errors in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Teaching Hospitals Affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd

Job stress can lead to nursing errors. Therefore, due to the spread of the corona virus disease and excessive fatigue of the medical staff, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between job stress and nursing errors during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022. This is a descriptive correlational study conducted during the covid-19 pandemic on 130 nurses of the teaching hospitals of Yazd University of Medical Sciences. The data were collected using standard questionnaires of occupational stress (HSE questionnaire) and nursing errors. Data was analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS version 22. The overall mean score of job stress was 119.3, which indicates a high (severe) job stress level in the studied nurses. Also, the overall mean score of nursing errors was 35.15, which indicates high levels of nursing errors. Finally, there was a statistically significant relationship between job stress and nursing errors (P=0.031). As the level of occupational stress increased, the incidence of nursing errors enhanced. A wide range of factors play a role in the occurrence of nursing errors, and occupational stress is one of them. Identifying other factors and removing them from the work environment increase the quality of care and patient safety. It is necessary to identify the amount and stress factors in future and try to eliminate them by providing management solutions.