*고려대학교 간호대학, †백석문화대학교 간호과
*College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, †Department of Nursing, Baekseok Cultural University, Cheonan, Korea
This study purpose to understand job stress experienced by nurses and doctors and explain the nature and structure of their job stress-coping. In-depth interviews of 14 participants were conducted to collect the data. The interviews were recorded and then transcribed. The data analysis was done by Colaizzi (1978) method. The job stress experienced by health care professionals was divided into the following five categories: 1) Confronting Burdensome Atmonsphere, 2) Being Likely to Remain Unchanged Reality, 3) Pressure from Both Oneself and Others 4) Efforts for Overcome 5) Wish for Better Work Environment. This research has significance for laying the foundation required to develop a job stress intervention model for health care professionals by understanding the nature and structure of job stress-coping experienced by nurses and doctors through an in-depth analysis of their job stress-coping experiences. (Korean J Str Res 2013;21: 0∼139)