Nursing Students’ Perception of Stress and Resilience during Their Clinical Training

Abstract

: Background : Clinical training is integral to any nursing education program. The nature of clinical education presents challenges that may cause students to experience stress. The ability to overcome adversity and learn to be stronger from the experience is regarded as resilience . Aim of the current study was to assess nursing students’ perception of stress and resilience during their clinical training. Design: Descriptive correlational design was used to achieve the study aim. Setting The study was conducted in Faculty of Nursing, Minia University . Subjects: A random sample drowns from the number of students in each of the four academic levels enrolled at Faculty of Nursing - Minia University during the academic year 2022-2023. Data Collection Tools: Data collected through the utilization of two tools namely: Tool (І): The Perceived Stress Scale and Tool (ІІ): Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire (NMRQ). Results: Nearly two thirds of the studied nursing students at the four academic levels have moderate level of total stress, and, more than half have an “established level of resilience”. In addition, there was high statistically significant negative correlation exists between the total level of stress and the total level of resilience. Conclusion: Increasing students stress management skills and abilities is an important target for helping to overcome the stress and perform well in the studies. Recommendations : Stress management and coping skills workshops should be provided to empower nursing students to control their academic stress and stressors.