Job Stress Sources Among Palestinian Nurses Working in Northern West Bank District Hospitals

The purpose of this study were first to identify the degree of job stress and its sources among Palestinian nurses working in Northern West Bank district hospitals, also to explore the role of study variables (sex, academic qualification, years of experience, marital status, place of living, kind of hospital, place of hospital, kind of word). To achieve this aims, a sample of (276) nurses were randomly selected for the study. Study tool “questionnaire” was validated by a number of referees and based on literature review when developed. Reliability was tested by using Alpha Cronbach Equation for internal consistency. Reliability was (0.90). For data analysis, the researcher used arithmetic means, frequencies, percentages, t-test of independent variables, One Way ANOVA, and scheffe test.