Assessment of Nursing Students’ Stress Levels and Coping Strategies During Their First Clinical Experience
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, vol.11, no.3, pp.437-443, 2021 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.777904
- Journal Name: Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.437-443
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Trakya University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: This study was performed in order to examine the clinical stress levels of nursing students during their first clinical practice and their stress coping styles. Methods: This descriptive study was performed with 91 freshmen in the nursing department of Namık Kemal University who experienced clinical practice for the first time. Data was collected using a student identification form, the clinical stress questionnaire and the stress-coping patterns scale. Results: The students’ mean age was 19.94±2.91. The mean stress score of the students during their first clinical experience was found to be 29.16±7.92. When the stress coping styles of the students were examined, their mean self-confidence approach score was 2.93±0.54, their seeking social support score was 2.73±0.48, their optimistic approach score was 2.68±0.61, their helpless/self-accusatory approach score was 2.17±0.50, and their submissive approach score was 1.84±0.44. Conclusion: The clinical stress levels of the students were found to be low and the students were found to use the confident approach most in coping with stress.