Toqan Dalia, Ayed Ahmad, Amoudi Mosab, Alhalaiqa Fadwa, Alfuqaha Othman A, ALBashtawy Mohammed
Faculty of Nursing, Arab American University, Palestine.
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Arab American University, Palestine.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2022 Mar 29;8:23779608221090002. doi: 10.1177/23779608221090002. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
Pediatric nursing students are expected to work hard to help children realize their full potential by giving care, knowing their growth process, and being responsive to their needs. Students should be able to communicate effectively and solve problems. Nurses who care for pediatric patients experience compassion fatigue as well as moderate to severe levels of work-related stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety among nursing students during pediatric nursing clinical training.
A quasi-experimental, pre-post study was conducted in the faculty of nursing at the Arab American University/Palestine. The sample of the study consists of 60 nursing students enrolled in the pediatric nursing course were selected through convenience sampling. This study was conducted on one group of nursing students that received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation exercise for five consecutive days per week for two weeks before entering the clinical environment. The S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) was applied to collect data before and after the intervention.
The magnitude of anxiety after the progressive muscle relaxation exercise was greater reduced than before (t (59) = 21.1, P < 0.05). There was less anxiety post the program (M = 1.34 ± 0.36) than pre- program (M = 2.83 ± 0.35).
The study findings indicated the positive influence of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on nursing students' anxiety levels in pediatric clinical settings. As a result, it is recommended that teaching programs on this approach be conducted for nursing students at nursing schools prior to the commencement of pediatric clinical practice in order to lessen anxiety.
儿科护理专业的学生需要努力工作，通过提供护理、了解儿童的成长过程并响应他们的需求，帮助儿童充分发挥其潜力。学生应具备有效的沟通能力和解决问题的能力。照顾儿科患者的护士会经历同情疲劳以及中度至重度的工作相关压力。本研究的目的是调查渐进性肌肉放松练习对儿科护理临床培训期间护生焦虑的影响。
在巴勒斯坦阿拉伯美国大学护理学院进行了一项准实验性的前后对照研究。研究样本包括60名参加儿科护理课程的护生，通过便利抽样选取。本研究针对一组护生进行，在进入临床环境前，他们连续两周每周五天接受雅各布森渐进性肌肉放松练习。在干预前后应用S-焦虑量表（STAI Y-1型）收集数据。
渐进性肌肉放松练习后的焦虑程度比之前有更大程度的降低（t(59)=21.1，P<0.05）。项目实施后（M=1.34±0.36）的焦虑程度低于项目实施前（M=2.83±0.35）。
研究结果表明渐进性肌肉放松练习对儿科临床环境中护生的焦虑水平有积极影响。因此，建议在护理学校对护生开展关于这种方法的教学项目，以便在儿科临床实习开始前减轻焦虑。
