Nebhinani Mamta, Kumar Ashok, Parihar Aashish, Rani Raj
College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;45(2):172-175. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_231_19. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
Nursing is a very challenging profession, which requires very stringent training since initial years of nursing education. Throughout the training period, students are exposed to various stressful situations. Inability to cope up with varied stressors may lead to psychological distress and impede students' pursuits of nursing career.
The aim of the present study is to assess stress and coping strategies among nursing students of Western Rajasthan.
Two hundred and twenty-one undergraduate nursing students were recruited for the study through total enumeration. Standardized Student Nurse Stress Index and brief cope scale were used to assess stress and coping strategies.
Nearly 82.4% of the students reported moderate level of stress. Interface worries (mean score 17.88 ± 4.9) and academic load (mean score 17.6 ± 4.78) were the major source of perceived stress. Students considered attitude of other professionals toward nursing, lack of free time, and fear of examination as most likely reasons of their distress. Active coping was the most commonly used coping strategies. Level of stress was found to have significant association with the interest of students in nursing.
Interface worries and academic-related concerns emerged as major source of stress. A positive trend was evident in the use of adaptive coping strategies over succumbing meekly. However, there is a great need to plan and implement stress management programs so that these budding health professionals could be better equipped and trained to face various challenges of the profession.
护理是一项极具挑战性的职业，自护理教育的最初几年起就需要非常严格的培训。在整个培训期间，学生们会面临各种压力情境。无法应对各种压力源可能会导致心理困扰，并阻碍学生追求护理事业。
本研究的目的是评估拉贾斯坦邦西部护理专业学生的压力及应对策略。
通过全面普查招募了221名本科护理专业学生参与本研究。使用标准化的学生护士压力指数和简易应对量表来评估压力及应对策略。
近82.4%的学生报告称压力处于中等水平。人际关系困扰（平均得分17.88±4.9）和学业负担（平均得分17.6±4.78）是感知到的压力的主要来源。学生们认为其他专业人员对护理的态度、缺乏自由时间以及对考试的恐惧是他们困扰的最可能原因。积极应对是最常用的应对策略。压力水平与学生对护理专业的兴趣存在显著关联。
人际关系困扰和学业相关问题成为压力的主要来源。在使用适应性应对策略而非一味屈从方面，出现了积极的趋势。然而，非常有必要规划和实施压力管理项目，以便这些初出茅庐的健康专业人员能够更好地装备自己并接受培训，以应对该职业的各种挑战。
