Abstract :
A pre-experimental study with one group pre-test- post-test design was used in this study. The population of the study, first year B.Sc. nursing students who were experiencing test anxiety was selected by purposive sampling. The findings of the study show that there is an urgent need to deal with the problems of the students associated with . facing an exam. Most of the subjects in this study had moderate to high range of test anxiety. Mean post-test level of KEYWORDS test anxiety indicate that bibliotherapy was effective in reducing the level of test anxiety among the students. This study has shown that bibliotherapy plays a major role in reducing the level of test anxiety among the first year B.Sc. nursing students. It would help the students to adopt better coping mechanisms in order to live an effective life in future.
Keyword :
Effectiveness, Bibliotherapy, Test anxiety and B.Sc nursing students.