Perceived Stress/Stressors among University Nursing Students | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 46, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Page 600-611 PDF (306.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.264204 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Gamal Ali Abdelhamid Eltrass1; Omayma AbuBakr2; Amal Elias Abdel-Aziz3 | ||||
| 1Demonstrator of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, October 6 University | ||||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Adolescents studying nursing sciences are considered a demanding phenomenon. As students start to master independency, they are also struggle participating to save other lives, which can lead to feeling of stress. Aim: Was to assess the perceived stress/stressors among university nursing students. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized. Subjects and Setting: A convenient sample consisted of 219 of nursing students enrolled in the Faculty of Nursing of October 6 University at Giza governorate during the academic year 2020-2021. Tools: Three tools were used in this study; Socio-demographic questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the nursing students, Socio-demographic characteristics of students' parents, Perceived Stress Scale to assess the stress levels among the students, and Perceived Stress Scale to assess the stressors experienced by the students. Results: Revealed that most of the studied students had moderate and high levels of stress and there was a statistically insignificant relationship between Perceived Stress levels and the students’ socio-demographic characteristics. Conclusion: Nursing students had moderate to high levels of stress, and the major stressors experienced by the students were related to academic factors followed by the clinical factors. Recommendations: Mental health counseling unit is vitally needed to be established and to be available for students at the Nursing Faculty. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Stress; Stressors; Nursing Students | ||||
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