الفهرس 
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Abstract
Work stress has become a serious and growing problem
among academic staff with several deleterious consequences. Aim of the study was to assess the work
stress and coping patterns among nursing academic staff in faculty of nursing through: identifying
sources, level and manifestations of stress among them, and their coping patterns which they used.
Methodology The study was conducted on a group of one
hundred and three academic staff who are working at faculty of nursing of Ain Shams University with
different positions and
departments. Data were collected through interview questionnaire sheet used to assess sources and
manifestation of stress among nursing academic staff and their coping patterns. Results of this
study revealed that half of academic staff suffer
from high stress from workload followed by family, society, colleagues and supervisors. Also, more
than two thirds of the academic staff suffer from moderate stress from work environment followed by
workload and stress from students. Two thirds of academic staff had symptoms of stress which may be
intellectual, physical, behavioral and emotional. But the
most prevalent one among them was the emotional symptoms. academic staff used coping patterns such
as setting limits of
work, seeking advice and support from others, relaxation & suppression of feeling. The study
recommended that the encouragement for developing stress management programs and coping strategies
that can be made within the faculty of nursing that will reduce work-related stress among academic
staff.