Data on the Sense of Coherence Among Nurses

The purpose of this study is to determine the sense of coherence among nurses and its effect on nurses’ relationship with patients. And how therapeutic relationship affected by the coping mechanism of the nurses. The data were collected by using the questionnaires adapted from the previous studies. The study is cross sectional and quantitative using a deductive approach. Population of the study was the nurses and convenient sampling method used for collecting data. Sample size was 191 nurses. Finally, 119 valid questionnaires were used for data analysis. The result of my study is positive that is nurses with stronger sense of coherence can successfully develop a nurse patient interaction which benefits the both the nurses and the patients. Because stress and anxiety directly affect the nurses performance those who can manage the work related stressors more productively can do better as compare to those who fails to cope with depression. From the results of the study, it is concluded that the stronger sense of coherence resulted in the better coping mechanism in response to any stress or fears related to work and eventually they maintained good nurse patient therapeutic relationship.