Fuentes Siles, María AngélicaQuispe Estrada, Ruth2020-12-072020-12-072020-09-24https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13053/4007Objective: To determine the level of stress in nursing staff in response to the healthcare emergency situation in a hospitalization area of a hospital in Lima - 2020. Materials and Methods: The study is quantitative, with a descriptive-cross-sectional methodological design. The population consisted of 45 nurses from the hospitalization area of the hospital. The data collection technique was a survey, and the data collection instrument was the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) by Gray-Toft and Anderson, consisting of 34 items and grouped into three dimensions. Results: Regarding the level of stress in nursing staff, the medium level of stress predominated with 68.9% (n=31), followed by the low level of stress with 24.4% (n=11) and the high level of stress with 6.7% (n=3). Regarding the dimensions, in the physical environment, the medium level of stress predominated with 62.2% (n=28); in the psychological environment, the medium level of stress also predominated with 62.2% (n=28); and in the social environment, the low level of stress predominated with 71.1% (n=32). The dimension with the highest stress value was the psychological environment with 17.8% (n=8). Conclusions: The predominant stress level in nursing staff was medium, followed by low and high levels. Regarding the dimensions, the most affected dimension was the psychological environment.Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de estrés en el personal de enfermería frente a la situación de emergencia sanitaria en un área de hospitalización de un Hospital de Lima - 2020.Material y método: El estudio es de enfoque cuantitativo, en cuanto al diseño metodológico es descriptivo- transversal. Se contó con una población de 45 enfermeros del área de hospitalización del establecimiento hospitalario. La técnica de recolección de datos fue la encuesta y el instrumento de recolección de datos fue el cuestionario Escala de Estrés de Enfermería - The Nursing Stress Scale (NSS), de Gray-Toft y Anderson, conformada por 34 ítems y agrupada en tres dimensiones.application/pdfspahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Estrés PsicológicoEnfermeríaCOVID-19Stress, PsychologicalNursingCOVID-19http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_7a1fhttps://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.03ODS 3: Salud y bienestar. Garantizar una vida sana y promover el bienestar de todos a todas las edades