The Relationship of Workplace Stress on the Caring Behavior of Staff Nurses

The study aimed to assess the extent of workplace stress experienced by staff nurses in a government hospital in Manila City and continuously improve their caring behavior based on various carative factors. The research used a descriptive research design and an expert-validated questionnaire. The study included 60 permanent staff nurses and 60 admitted patient participants from six areas of the chosen research locale. The results showed that the overall extent of workplace stress factors among staff nurses was primarily demandrelated. The highest-level rating of caring behavior of staff nurses was the hope factor, while the helping relationships factor was the least. Patient participants rated the highest expression of emotions, hope, and sensibility, while the least was the needs factor. No significant difference was found in the assessment of staff nurses in terms of workplace stress when they were according to their profiles. Moreover, among all carative factors, there was no significant difference in the assessments of the two groups of participants. The study concluded that the caring behavior of staff nurses is high despite the increase in workplace stress factors, and no significant relationship was identified between the two variables. To reduce workplace stress and continuously enhance the staff nurses' caring behavior, a program development was proposed