Czynniki medyczne i psychologiczne wpływające na stan psychiczny pielęgniarek z długoletnim stażem pracy

The purpose of this study is to define medical and psychological factors characterizing the nurses with many years of the professional experience who are took part of bridging studies. Fifty nine nurses were participating in this survey. Main goal of this survey was to investigate association between clinical depression symptoms, level of neurotransmitters and the number of years in the nursing profession. Data analysis showed no symptoms of clinical depression. The level of neurotransmitters, serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline was maintained in medium level in the whole group. Respondents were characterized by higher disposition to feel gratitude and average life satisfaction. There was no sig- nificant correlation between experience in the nursing profession, depression factors and the level of neurotransmitters.