Perceived Stress among Al-Muthanna Nursing Students

Abstract

Objectives to:

1assess level of stress experienced related to academic environment by nursing students.

3- Identify the relationship between Stress  for nurses with their demographic characteristic that include:(gender, age, marital status, level of education, monthly income).

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the type of stress  among nursing students. The level of stress was evaluated through Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) .

Results: Shows the majority of the study sample  a moderate level of perceived stress.

Conclusions: A moderate level of stress among students illustrates the need for stress management programs and the provision of suitable support.

Recommendations: Providing educational programs for students to learn about stress. Reducing the stress on students, by reducing the duties imposed on them, and using new methods of less stress in teaching and evaluating students.