Perceived Stress/Stressors Among University Nursing Students

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.