eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Public Health Research 2327-6703 2018-01-22 6 1 18 20 10.12691/ajphr-6-1-4 AJPHR2018614 article Ekayanti Hafidah Ahmad 1 Alimin Maidin 2 Tahir Abdullah 3 Furqaan Naiem 4 Syahruni Buraerah 5 Rika Handayanif 6 Prihantono Prihantono prihantono.md@gmail.com 7 Makassar Nursing Academy, Makassar, Indonesia Post-Graduate School, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia Reproductive Health and Family, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University., Makassar, Indonesia Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia Yapma Academy of Midwifery, Makassar, Indonesia Academy of Midwifery Syekh Yusuf Gowa, Makassar, Indonesia Departement of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia Aim: This study aims to determine the relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar Hospital. Method: This is quantitative research with the observational method using cross-sectional study. Samples were taken as many as 36 people as respondents conducted by using proportionate random sampling. Data collected through observation, interview, and documentation by using questionnaires Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the data was analyzed through Gamma & Somer's d test. Result: Female nurses in the ICU who suffered severe job stress, 91.7% have less performance, the correlation value of 0.522, significant with p-value = 0.001. Conclusion: This study shows that there is a relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar city hospitals. Lack of staff and lack of sleep regarded as physical stressors that can reduce the performance of ICU nurses. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/6/1/4/ajphr-6-1-4.pdf work stress female nurse Intensive Care Unit