The essence of this study is to examine stress pattern and work performance among nurses in health care facilities in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. One purpose of the study was stated and concerted into one research question and one statement of hypothesis. Literature review was carried out based on the variable understudy. The descriptive correlational research design was adopted in this study. the stratified and accidental sampling techniques were adopted in selecting the 139 respondents sampled for the study from thepopulation. A validated 20 items four-point likert scale questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The face and content validity of the instrument was established by experts in Test and Measurement. The reliability estimates of 0.81 of the instruments were established using the Cronbach Alpha method. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation statistical tool was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study. The hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The results obtained from the data analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between stress pattern and work performance among nurses in health care facilities in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The finding concludes that there is a significant relationship between stress pattern and work performance among nurses in health care facilities in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Based on the finding of the study it was recommended among other recommendations the health sector in Akoko Edo Local Government Area should identify those factors that are responsible for stress and devise means of reducing them to the barest minimum to enhance high productivity among staff.
Keywords: Job Performance, Nurses, Stress, primary health care centre (PHC), staff
