Problems Facing Intern Nursing Students and Its Relation with their Perceived Stress | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 31, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 423-434 PDF (299.69 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.218470 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Rady Mubarak Ahmed; Aida Mahmoud Abdel-Azeem | ||||
| Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing Beni Suef University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Internship period is very crucial for every intern nursing student as it presents the first contact with reality and helps in shaping and enhancing their clinical skills and experience.Aim: Assessing problems facing intern nursing students and its relation with their Perceived stress during internship year.Subjects and Methods: A descriptive correlational research design with a convenient sample of 303 intern nursing students at Beni Suif university hospital was recruited to conduct the study. Two data collection tools were used; the first tool was problems facing intern nursing student questionnaire, the second was perceived stress scale.Results: The overall mean score of problems facing intern nursing students was (145.27) with a standard deviation (11.34) with a mean percent (77.2%) indicating higher problems faced by the students. These problems were related to internship year goals and objectives, collaboration between faculty and hospital staff, collaboration approaches between faculty and hospital staff, and orientation period, etc. More than three quarters (77.5%) of intern nursing students reported high level of stress. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between intern nursing students problems and their perceived stress (r=0.557, p < /span>=0.000).Conclusion: There was a high level of problems faced by intern nursing students, thus increasing their stress level. These alarming problems require creative and innovative strategies to overcome.Recommendation: Opening continuous communication channels between faculty members, hospital staff members and students for developing solutions to get rid of these problems and to achieve the goals and objectives of the internship year effectively and efficiently | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Intern Nursing Student; Problems; Stress | ||||
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