Table 3.

Stressors listed by intensive care unit nurses (% reported) at workplace

Care of the expired patient (63) Witnessing the death of patients (57) Dealing with aggressive patients (57) Hospice care involvement of the dying patient (52) Berating from family members of the patient (46) Beratement from Consultants (44) Beratement from co-workers (43) Gross and disintegrated surgical wound (41) Large hemorrhage (38) Trauma wounds and injuries (37) Doing “futile” patient interventions (32) Doing CPCR-cardio-pulmonary cerebral resuscitation (22) Inadequacy of nurses per patient (21) Bereavement in the loss of a particular patient (11)