[Job stressors and satisfaction in the nursing staff of a critical unit].

Objectives: The objectives of our study were: to identify the stressor agents of the nursing staff according to the sociodemographical and professional characteristics; to know if the frequency of exposure to job stressors is modified based on sociodemographical characteristics; and to know if there is a relationship between job stress and satisfaction.

Material And Method: The study sample was made up of 71 nurses (N) and 48 nursing assistants (NA). Information was collected with a self-administrated questionnaire.