Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop the measure of job stress among nurses that were defined as Advanced Beginner by P.Benner and to analyze the factor which influences job stress. The data were collected from a sample of nurses as Advanced Beginner (n=1287) whose nursing experience were under 3 years after the graduation and a sample of nurses (n=424) whose nursing experience were about 10 years. They were asked to answer a self-reported questionnaire.
The result of the factor analysis showed that it was composed of 26 items and consisted of 6 sub-scales. There were separated two meanings as 3 sub-scales about the nursing care and 3 sub-scales about the human relations of the workplace. This measure had validity, and Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.853 for the total items and from 0.589 to 0.862 for each factors. The degree of stress among nurses were found to influence the generalized self-efficacy, the years of the nursing experiences, hope for the assignment of the ward and the educational background of the nursing.
