Navigating Clinical Challenges: Stress and Coping Strategies among Indian Bachelor Nursing Students

Abstract

Background of the study: The extent of stress is a negative attitude that can be affected by one's age. Parents are the first individuals with whom a child shares and develops concerns about their needs and wishes. Research on stress levels has pinpointed several factors that serve as triggers for excessive stress and coping strategies among nursing students, and consistently engaging in such behaviors becomes part of the students' identities.

Objective of the study : To Assess the Level of Stress and coping strategies perceived by the students and to Find out the Association between Level of stress Status with Selected Demographic Variables.

Materials and Methods: The descriptive survey design was used by imposing purposive and convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. Two hundred nursing students who were in 2^nd,3^rd and 4^th semester completed a self-administrative survey including demographics, Perceived Stress Scale, and Coping Behaviour Inventory.

Results: revealed that students' perceptions of stress were moderate. Lack of professional knowledge and abilities was the most frequent cause of stress. Transference was the most commonly employed of the four categories of coping strategies: avoidance, issue resolution, keeping optimistic, and transference. Additionally, older students were more inclined to select problem-solving techniques if they felt that caring for patients caused them more stress.

Conclusion:The findings gave clinical educators useful information for determining the requirements of their students, supporting their learning in the clinical environment, and creating stress-reduction strategies.

Implications for Nursing & Health policy: In the clinical area, there is a lot of stress. A supportive environment is necessary to enhance students' learning. To accomplish this, clinical instructors, clinical staff, and students should collaborate.