Stress and Coping among the under Graduate Nursing Students A Cross Sectional Study


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Mrs. S. Kalaivani | Dr. (Mrs) D. Karaline Karunagari

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2

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3

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Introduction Stress among nursing students is an area of growing concern. Nursing students during their professional life undergo stress which may result in psychological distress, physical complaints, behavior problem, and poor academic performance. This study was undertaken to assess the level of stress and coping among the nursing students. Material and Methods A Descriptive Cross Sectional study was carried out in the year 2015 among 346 nursing students in a selected college at Chidambaram taluk, Tamil Nadu. Data were collected by using demographic profile and Modified Perceived Stress Scale PSS and Coping Questionnaire for Adolescents CQA to assess the stress and coping level of the participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results The findings revealed that the overall stress level among nursing students, were under mild stress 27 , moderate stress 65 and high stress 8 and also the coping level among nursing students, had poor coping 4 , mild coping 43 , moderate coping 45 and good coping 8 . Conclusion From this study, the researcher highlights that an effective intervention strategies have to be taught to the B.Sc. nursing students to relieve stress by developing good coping mechanism during their training period to promote stress free life. Mrs. S. Kalaivani | Dr. (Mrs) D. Karaline Karunagari "Stress and Coping among the under Graduate Nursing Students A Cross Sectional Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11393.pdf Paper URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/11393/stress-and-coping-among-the-under-graduate-nursing-students-a-cross-sectional-study/mrs-s-kalaivani

Keyword :

Nursing students, Stress, Coping
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