Assessment of Clinical Setting Related Stressors Perceived by Nursing Students in Najran University –Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 992-1000 PDF (676.13 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.336371 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amna Mohammed Idris1; Nahid Khalil Elfaki2; Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed Osman2; Daif Allah D. Althubaity3; Elwaleed Idris Sagiron2; Yahya Hussein Ahmed2; Zeinab Taha Omer4; Wargaa Hashim Hussein Taha3; Leila Abdallah Elawad5; Aida Ahmed Fadlala4; Mujahed Ali Alkhadher1; Nahla Elradhi Abdlrahman2; Neimat Mahmoud Abd-Alrhman4; Samah Ramadan Elrefaey6 | ||||
| 1Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 2Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 3Departments of Obstetric & gynocology, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 4Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing department, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, | ||||
| 5Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Optometry department, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, | ||||
| 6Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Baccalaureate nursing students often experience high levels of stress during training that may result in psychological or emotional impairment during their professional life that might ultimately affects the quality of patient care they provide. Aim of the study: to assess the clinical setting related stressors perceived by nursing students in Najran University. Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A convenient sampling technique was adopted for recruiting 141 subjects to participate in the current study was used to assess the clinical setting related stressors among nursing students at the University of Najran. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized for collecting data. Descriptive analysis was followed for assessing the stressors that perceived by students, while Chi-square test was used for determining the associations with risk factors and some variables. Results: about (29.8%) of participants reported that anxiety was the most common emotional symptoms that nursing students suffered, (46.1%) of them had moderate stress level, and there was a highly statistically significant correlation between stress scale and students' clinical experience and enough preparation for the clinical practice significant negative correlation was observed between stress scale and students' opinion about clinical practice (r= -0.499, p=0. 01**),(r= -0.502, p=0. 01**). significant positive correlations are found between Student opinion about clinical practice, Enjoyable clinical experience and prepared for the clinical practice (r= 0.399, p=0. 05*), (r= r. 0.328, p=0. 05*) respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: Less than half of nursing students had moderate stress level in regard to clinical practice. Recommendation: A stress management programs along with good preparation for students before initiating clinical practices with continuing supervision until graduation is highly advisable. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing students; Stress; Clinical practice | ||||
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