Occupational pressures and its impact on time consumed in receiving and providing emergency department in Governmental Hospitals at Najran, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The study aims to measure Occupational pressures and its impact on time consumed in receiving and providing emergency service in the emergency department of Governmental Hospitals in Najran Region in Saudi Arabia, the study followed Quantitative research methodology, descriptive and analytical research method depending on questionnaire which was applied a sample that consists of (229) physicians, Medical Support Services, nursing staff, and Administration in all public hospitals in Najran Province the study reached results the most important of which there was a high degree of occupational pressures, where the study results indicated that the work environment dimension was in the first rank, followed by the role ambiguity dimension, where are two variables at a high level of estimation. In the third rank there was the career growth dimension, followed by the role burden dimension in the fourth rank. In fifth rank there was the volume of work required dimension, while in last rank there was the difficulty of the work dimension, where these dimensions were at medium level of estimation. The study results showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between (role burden, career growth, work environment) and the time consumed in providing emergency service in public hospitals in Najran Province in Saudi Arabia. According to the results the study reached recommendations that could reduce occupational pressures to reduce time consumed in providing emergency service in public hospitals in Najran Province in Saudi Arabia.