Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of Nurse Workplace Stress Scale.

	M	SD	Md	Percentile 25	Percentile 75
Factor I—Death and dying	2.89	0.66	2.71	2.29	3.75
Factor II—Conflicts with doctors	2.54	0.75	2.40	2.00	3.00
Factor III—Inadequate preparation to deal with the emotional needs of patients and their families	2.74	0.81	2.67	2.00	3.58
Factor IV—Lack of support from colleagues	2.63	0.82	2.50	2.00	3.33
Factor V—Conflicts with other peers and nurse managers	2.55	0.73	2.40	2.40	3.20
Factor VI—Workload	2.87	0.68	2.83	2.33	3.58
Factor VIII—Uncertainty with treatments	2.88	0.79	2.60	2.20	3.90
Global score	2.66	0.62	2.41	2.26	3.35