The emotional intelligence, occupational stress, and coping characteristics by years of nursing experiences of newly hired oncology nurses Journal Article

   

Authors:	Mazzella-Ebstein, A. M.; Tan, K. S.; Panageas, K. S.; Arnetz, J. E.; Barton-Burke, M.
Article Title:	The emotional intelligence, occupational stress, and coping characteristics by years of nursing experiences of newly hired oncology nurses
Abstract:	Objective: The objective of the study was to compare and analyze the emotional intelligence, occupational stress, and coping characteristics of three groups of newly hired oncology nurses. Methods: Data for this secondary analysis were collected from a larger study of 114 newly hired nurses at a cancer center in the Northeastern United States. Survey data were collected using the EQi-2.0TM, the Nursing Stress Scale, and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Dimensions of study measures were analyzed based on new graduates, 1-5 years, and >5 years of nursing experience. Analysis of variance was conducted among the three groups followed by Tukey pairwise comparisons analysis when P = 0.05. Results: New graduates scored significantly lower on the self-expression dimension (mean = 96.88; standard deviation [SD] = 13.27) than nurses with >5 years nursing experience (mean = 106.12; SD 15.02) (P = 0.04), and the subdimension, assertiveness (mean = 94.73; SD = 13.87) compared to nurses with >5-year nursing experience (mean = 103.94; SD = 14.86) (P = 0.03). Significantly higher sources of stress for new graduates were death and dying (mean = 16.45; SD = 3.37), and for the associations between the three nursing groups (P = 0.001). New graduate nurses used the problem-focused coping strategy of accepting responsibility (mean = 14.06; SD = 7.28) significantly (P = 0.006) more often than nurses with >5-year experience (mean = 8.54; SD = 4.25), and planful problem solving (mean = 16.76; SD = 5.27) significantly less often (P =.001) than nurses with 1-5-year experiences (mean = 20.12; SD = 7.31). Conclusions: Dimension scores highlight the characteristics of nurses with varying levels of nursing experience onboarding at the same time. Findings may inform model-development for improving nurse-recruitment practices and retention strategies. © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
Keywords:	controlled study; united states; oncology; cancer center; coping behavior; problem solving; analysis of variance; job stress; secondary analysis; responsibility; coping; assertiveness; cancer; human; article; ways of coping questionnaire; oncology nurse; emotional intelligence; occupational stress; newly hired nurses
Journal Title:	Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume:	8
Issue:	4
ISSN:	2347-5625
Publisher:	Medknow Publications
Date Published:	2021-07-01
Start Page:	352
End Page:	359
Language:	English
DOI:	10.4103/apjon.apjon-2117
PROVIDER:	scopus
PMCID:	PMC8186394
PUBMED:	34159227
DOI/URL:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107548403&doi=10.4103%2fapjon.apjon-2117&partnerID=40&md5=cfe23b3dbcccd14dbf078f196a1b992e
Notes:	Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2021 -- Source: Scopus

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