Table 3 Factor loadings for items on the perceived stress during resuscitation scale after confirmatory factor analysis

Insufficient number of personnel during resuscitation makes me nervous.

Factor 1

0.644

Insufficient material during resuscitation makes me anxious.

0.582

I feel uncomfortable when the resuscitation area is crowded.

0.452

The lack of a complete and ready resuscitation team during resuscitation makes me anxious.

0.796

The lack of knowledge and skills of team members during resuscitation worries me.

0.790

If the equipment used during resuscitation does not work, it causes me anxiety.

0.762

I am disturbed when ethical principles are not followed during resuscitation.

Factor 2

0.832

I feel uncomfortable if the patient’s privacy is not respected during resuscitation.

0.725

Lack of respect for the patient during resuscitation disturbs me.

0.927

Not being supported to make independent decisions during resuscitation makes me uncomfortable.

Factor 3

0,444

Not having resuscitation training/not being up to date during resuscitation worries me.

0.865

Having little resuscitation experience worries me.

0.890

Not knowing my duties, authority and responsibilities during resuscitation worries me.

0.549

I worry about medical errors that may occur during resuscitation and the legal process that may follow.

Factor 4

0.540

I feel bad when resuscitation fails.

0.774

I worry about the reaction of the patient’s relatives if resuscitation fails.

0.553

The thought that the patient cannot be revived during resuscitation makes me feel bad.

0.789

The presence of patient relatives during resuscitation makes me uneasy.

Factor 5

0.591

Threatening behaviors and discourses by patient relatives during resuscitation make me anxious.

0.685

During resuscitation, unrealistic expectations of the patient’s relatives disturb me.

0.580

I would like to remove patient relatives from the environment during resuscitation.

0.615

The hopeful waiting of the patient’s relatives during resuscitation causes me anxiety.

Factor 6

0.682

Recognizing the resuscitated patient and/or relatives makes me anxious.

0.650

During resuscitation, the cries of the patient’s relatives distract me.

0.589

The thought that the care and treatment of other patients will be delayed when resuscitation time increases makes me uneasy.

Factor 7

0.738

The possibility of encountering complications during resuscitation worries me.

0.681

Resuscitation of more than one patient at the same time makes me nervous.

0.631